Gustavo Petro wins Presidential election in Colombia making him the first leftist President and Vice President with running mate, Francia Márquez. John Iadarola and Francesca Fiorentini break it down on The Damage Report.
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"Former rebel fighter Gustavo Petro is set to become Colombia's first leftist president after narrowly defeating millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernández in Sunday's runoff election, early results showed.
The big picture: Petro's running mate, Francia Márquez, will become Colombia's first Black vice president.
Petro had more than 50.4% of the votes, compared to Hernández's 47.26%, with over 99% of the ballots counted Sunday evening, according to early results released by the national registry office. Official results are expected later this week.
Of note: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken congratulated Colombia on holding a "free and fair presidential election" and said he looked forward to working with Petro "to further strengthen the U.S.-Colombia relationship and move our nations toward a better future," according to a statement issued by the State Department."
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