COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS GO TO RUNOFF; COMMUNIST PETRO LEADS
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came top during the first round of the Andean country’s presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise contender – businessman Rodolfo Hernandez – in a second round in June.
Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound economic and social change, took 40.4% of votes, national registry office tallies showed, while Hernandez, who made late gains against predicted second round candidate Federico Gutierrez, won 27.9%.
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Tigers don’t change there stripes
I found it interesting that Petro made comments about shutting off the oil coming out of Colombia.
Yup. And he will immediately sign an agreement with both China and Russia.
The ivy league and their State Dept offspring have effectively suicided America through their hubris.