In a truly historic victory, petrogustavo and FranciaMarquezM have won the presidential elections in Colombia. The Petro-Márquez ticket will form Colombia’s first-ever progressive administration when it takes office Aug. 7...
In a truly historic victory, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez have won the presidential elections in Colombia. The Petro-Márquez ticket will form Colombia’s first-ever progressive administration when it takes office Aug.
Traditionally, Colombians have elected right-wing politicians who have aligned their country with the U.S.’s “war on drugs” agenda, which meant U.S. dollars helped fund the Colombian militaries’ fight against left-wing guerrillas. That agenda tended to impoverish large swaths of the population and quite often led to the endangerment of Black and Indigenous activists who worked to secure their communities in long-neglected areas of the nation.
: they took Chocó with 83% of the vote, in Nariño they received 82%, Cauca 81% and in Valle del Cauca 65%.Thousands of people traveled from rural areas, on small, packed caravans of boats, on motorbikes, and others walked for miles to reach polling sites.
“#YOTELLEVOAVOTAR contributed to the reduction of fraud and to the defeat of vote buying. It also reminds us that Colombians are known for their SOLIDARITY, today we have won in terms of values, and we know that united we are stronger.”With Francia Márquez as Colombia’s new vice president, traditionally marginalized voters are expecting to be represented, and they turned out in droves.. “I come from a historically neglected people and region.
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