Many questions remain to be answered but one thing is clear: this historic election marks a break with a long Colombian history of State violence and monolithic conservatism. On June 19, Gustavo Petro beat his rival, the businessman Rodolfo Hernández, by a margin of 50.44% to 47.03%, after 100% of the country’s polling stations reported their results. The transition in Colombia, long a U.S. ally in the region, raises major questions about which we can only speculate right now. Petro and the Troika of ResistanceHow will Petro relate to Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia? [14] “Gustavo Petro ganó: ¿Restablecerá relaciones con el Gobierno de Maduro en Venezuela?”, https://www.wradio.com.co/2022/06/17/si-gana-gustavo-petro-restableceria-relaciones-con-el-gobierno-maduro-en-venezuela/[15] “Asciende a 86 cifra de líderes colombianos asesinados en 2022”, https://www.telesurtv.net/news/colombia-aumento-lideres-asesinados-colombia-20220610-0023.html[16] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ae-tusiZCs8[17] https://twitter.com/danielalozanocu/status/1538718452348862464?s=20&t=DZ7boATDa66VeFLRfaXbYw[18] https://twitter.com/BenjaminNorton/status/1538690747179929600

Source: New York Times June 21, 2022 19:44 UTC