Colombia, the first time in history!

According to CCTV News and a number of foreign media reports, Sunday, local time, Columbia's left -wing campaign alliance "Columbia History Convention" candidate Gustavo Petro (Gustavo Petro) has the advantage of just more than 50%of the voting rate. The second round of the Columbia Presidential Election held on the day won and officially won the presidential election of the country.

His victory also created a history -he became the first left president in Colombian history.

According to a report from the United States CNN (CNN), Petro's campaign opponent and independent candidate Rudorf Elnands have acknowledged the defeat. Colombia's current President Ivan Duke Marquez congratulated Petro.

Petro will take office in August this year to take office in Colombian president.

(Report from CNN)

According to CCTV news reports, in the case of counting 99.57%of votes, Petro and independent candidates Rudorph Elnands' votes were 50.48%and 47.26%, respectively. Nearly 720,000 votes.

After the victory, Petro made a speech saying that this was the victory of the Columbia people.

The report also said that Petro, 62, has entered the House of Representatives to participate in the drafting of the Constitution, and became a national senator in 2006, and was the mayor of the capital Bogo City. This is his third time to participate in the presidential election, and the first two were 2010 and 2018.

Petro advocates tax reform to improve taxation standards for wealthy class; carry out land reform to promote sustainable agricultural development; strengthen environmental protection and restrict oil mining. For Columbia's peace process, Petro has stated that it will follow and implement the Columbia Peace Agreement and prepare to restore dialogue with the "National PLA" with the anti -government armed organization.

The latest polls show that Columbia people generally expect that the new government can boost employment, curb inflation, and increase investment in public education and medical care.

When CNN and other US media reported that in the news of Petro's victory, they also particularly highlight his "former guerrilla player", saying that he was born in the countryside of northern Colombia. Sports on the 19th (also known as "M19").

(Report from CNN)

However, CNN's evaluation of the guerrillas was quite negative, saying that the left -wing guerrillas affected by the Cuban revolutionary movement had engaged in a large number of "illegal" behaviors in the 1970s, including "abduction and extortion".

Petro said that he was engaged in a legal movement during the guerrilla, the purpose was to mobilize the people to oppose the "false democracy" of Columbia at that time. However, CNN claimed that Petro was arrested in 1985 for "illegal guns", and also hinted that it didn't take long after he was arrested, the "M19" guerrillas launched a armed attack against the Supreme Court of Columbia in Bogo Go Da, Colombia, , Resulting in at least 98 people died.

Petro claimed that he was not related to that incident because he was still being held at the time. According to CNN, Petro said that after being released in 1987, he changed his mind, thinking that the armed revolution could not win people's support. Two years later, the "M19" guerrillas and the Colombian government conducted a talk, and Petro began his political career that changed his country from the system.

(Report from CNN)

Back to Petro to win the election now. The United States "New York Times" believes that Petro has won the presidential election as a left -wing candidate, reflecting that Colombian people have strong demands on the status quo and desire to change. Because before the end of the Civil War in Colombia in 2016, the Columbia government has been fighting the extreme armed forces with a certain "left" color of "Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces", which not only makes the country continue to fall into the civil war, but also causes the left -wing of Colombia to It is difficult for political forces to develop in mainstream politics. However, after the two parties signed a peace agreement in 2016, in just a few years, the left -wing political forces won the president's throne through political channels.

(Report from the New York Times)

The New York Times also stated that Petro's came to power may have some impact on the relationship between Colombia and the United States. Earlier, Colombia has been the most powerful ally in the United States in the Latin American region and the "cornerstone" of the United States' security policy in the region. Petro said during the campaign that he would re -evaluate the relationship between Brother and the United States, but also expressed his willingness to cooperate with the United States in the field of climate and environmental protection.

(Report from the New York Times)

In the end, it is worth mentioning that Petro's campaign partner, Francia Marquez, who is about to become Vice President of Columbia, also set a historical record after this victory -this once The 40 -year -old black women and single mother who served as a cleanelner will become the first black vice president in the country in the country.

(Report from the New York Times)

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