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Colombia’s first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, was sworn in
Former rebel Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s first leftist president. During his four-year term, the new president has promised to raise taxes for the rich, invest in healthcare and education. Colombia’s…
Former left-wing rebel is sworn in as president
Published: Less than 10 min ago full screen Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s new president. Archive image. Photo: Fernando Vergara/AP/TT On Sunday, the former left-wing rebel Gustavo Petro was sworn in…
Chile’s land conflict is a difficult nut for left-wing leaders
The land conflict in southern Chile is often called the “Mapuche conflict”, after the name of the country’s largest indigenous group. Careless, many believe – so does President Gabriel Boric.…
Opposition wants to cooperate constructively with ‘the most left-wing college ever in Amersfoort’
The necessary congratulations came tonight for the Party for the Animals, which, as a newcomer, immediately left a recognizable mark on the agreement. The word animals comes up remarkably often.…
Colombia: Gustavo Petro, former guerrilla and first left-wing president
Historic vote in Colombia. Gustavo Petro became on Sunday the first left-wing Colombian president in history, with the ambition to “change” a country in crisis and which has never known…
Gustavo Petro: Left-wing candidate won the presidential election in Colombia
Gustavo Petro, a former member of the guerrilla movement, won the second round of the presidential election in Colombia. Petro, who will form the country’s first left-wing government, said the…
Colombia gets its first left-wing president
– The story we are writing today is a new story for Colombia, for Latin America and for the world, said a happy Gustovo Petro after the election victory. In…
Left-wing leader Gustavo Petro, President of Colombia
Petro succeeds the unpopular conservative Iván Duque, who was not allowed to stand for a new round due to the country’s election laws. At his side as vice president, Petro…
Left-wing Petro is Colombia’s next president – Hernandez admitted his defeat
Former rebel Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s first left-wing president. In Colombia, the left-wing, former rebel has won the rigorous second round of the presidential election Gustavo Petro. When all the…
Left-wing President of Colombia
Former left-wing rebel Gustavo Petro is Colombia’s new president. “Today is a party for the people,” Petro wrote on Twitter. With over 99.5 percent of the vote counted after the…