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Gustavo Petro, from imprisoned guerilla to Colombia's first leftist leader
Gustavo Petro, from imprisoned guerilla to Colombia's first leftist leader
by  AFP

Colombia's first ever left-wing president Gustavo Petro, elected on Sunday, is a former guerrilla who spent two years in jail before turning to politics. Petro was captured by the military in 1985 and claimed to have been tortured before spending almost two years in jail on arms charges.

What next for Macron after election humbling?
What next for Macron after election humbling?
by  AFP

Just two months after being re-elected for a second term, French President Emmanuel Macron saw his hopes of pushing through his domestic agenda take a humbling blow on Sunday. The election will not affect French foreign policy in theory, which is the exclusive domain of the president, but Macron's domestic worries are likely to be a constant distraction and could undermine him abroad.

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