Gustavo Petro. File photoMEXICO CITY, Jun 24The National Electoral Council of Colombia officially proclaimed Gustavo Petro as President-elect of Colombia for the period 2022-2026.»Declare Citizen Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego as President-elect of the Republic of Colombia for the constitutional period 2022-2026 «, — said during the ceremony of announcing the results and presenting his credentials, the head of the national registry of civil status acts, Alexander Vega. Gustavo Petro, representing the socialist coalition Historical Pact, received 11,292,758 votes (50.41%) in the final count — this is a historic record for Colombian leaders. With the victory of Gustavo Petro, leadership in the Presidential Palace of Nariño in Bogotá, for the first time in history, will pass to representatives of the political left, close to the long-standing guerrilla movement of the South American country. The change in the political vector in the government of Colombia, which has traditionally acted as the main ally and conductor of US policy in the region, is called the beginning of a new stage for the entire American continent by international experts. once and twice lived abroad in forced exile. His running mate and future vice president, Francia Marquez, 40, is a black feminist, eco-activist and human rights activist. The inauguration of the president-elect will take place on August 7. 
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