Colombia at the Crossroads
President Gustavo Petro is scrambling to keep Colombia in the hold of the country’s left after voters on Sunday, in the first round of the national elections, sent a sharp message that they are ready to take the country in a new direction. As evidence, Petro provided a list of some 5,300 polling stations that had recorded more than 300 votes on Sunday, a number which the president argued is the most votes any polling station could have recorded during voting hours. Some polling stations recorded as many as 700 votes.
- ▪President Gustavo Petro is scrambling to keep Colombia in the hold of the country’s left after voters on Sunday, in the first round of the national elections, sent a sharp message that they are ready to take the country in a new direction.
- ▪As evidence, Petro provided a list of some 5,300 polling stations that had recorded more than 300 votes on Sunday, a number which the president argued is the most votes any polling station could have recorded during voting hours.
- ▪Some polling stations recorded as many as 700 votes.
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