Former rebel Gustavo Petro wins Colombia's presidential election


BOGOTA, Colombia — Former rebel Gustavo Petro narrowly won a runoff election

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over a political outsider millionaire Sunday, ushering in a new era of politics for

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Colombia by becoming the country's first leftist president.

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Petro, a senator in his third attempt to win the presidency, got 50.48% of the votes,

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while real estate magnate Rodolfo Hernández had 47.26%, with almost all ballots

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counted, according to results released by election authorities.

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Petro's victory underlined a drastic change in presidential politics for a country that

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has long marginalized the left for its perceived association with the armed conflict.

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Petro himself was once a rebel with the now-defunct M-19 movement and was granted

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