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Former guerrilla Gustavo Petro became President of Colombia

The former Bogota mayor and senator promised his countrymen that big changes await them in the next four years.

Gustavo Petro, a socialist and former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, became President of Colombia. This was reported by Reuters on June 20.

Petro defeated his rival, construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez, with 50.5% of the vote in the second round.

The former Bogota mayor and senator promised his countrymen that big changes await them in the next four years. He aims to fight inequality through free university education, pension reforms and high taxes on unproductive land.

It is noteworthy that thousands of people took to the streets of the Colombian capital to celebrate the victory of 62-year-old Petro.

Analysts say the election of a new president has shown that people in a country where nearly half the population lives in some form of poverty are focused on fighting social problems.

Petro was an economist by education. In his youth, he was a member of the left-wing radical rebel movement M-19, which ended up in prison, but was amnesty.

It will be recalled that at the end of April, the current President of France Emmanuel Macron won the second round of the presidential election.

The Albanian parliament elected the former chief of staff as president

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Source: korrespondent

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