Tag: Petro, Gustavo

As Latin America Shifts Left, Leaders Face a Bleak Reality.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In Chile, a tattooed former student activist won the presidency with a pledge to oversee…

Gustavo Petro Promised to Transform Colombia as President. Can He Do It?

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In a packed arena in Bogotá on Sunday, amid a burst of confetti and below…

Gustavo Petro Wins the Election, Becoming Colombia’s First Leftist Leader

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — For the first time, Colombia will have a leftist president.Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and…

Rodolfo Hernández is Colombia’s Trump and He May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombia’s political landscape has shifted remarkably in a matter of 24 hours.For months, pollsters predicted…

Colombia Election: Angry, Mobilized and Voting for Gustavo Petro

A large and loud youth electorate hungry to transform one of Latin America’s most unequal societies could propel…

Francia Márquez Could Become Colombias First Black Vice President

CALI, Colombia — In the streets of Cali, a cradle of Colombian culture and protest, a crowd stretched…