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Colombia's first leftist leader

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, has become the first leftist president of Colombia.

In more than 200 years as a republic, Colombia has never elected a left-wing leader - until now. Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 rebel group, narrowly won in a very polarised election. He said Colombia 鈥渧oted for change.鈥 麻豆社 Mundo鈥檚 Daniel Pardo, who's from Bogota, witnessed the celebrations.

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(Photo: Gustavo Petro and Francia Marquez. Credit: Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images)

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