Colombia elects former rebel as president

Gustavo Petro, an ex-rebel fighter and former mayor of Bogota, has been elected Colombia’s first left-wing president

Petro is former member of now disbanded M-19 guerrilla group, active from 1974-90

50.44%
11,281,013 votes
Gustavo Petro

47.31%
10,580,412 votes
Rodolfo Hernández

Voter turn-out: 58% of 39m eligible voters

                                                                
Sources: New York Times, Colombia Government
Illustration source: Getty Images 
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