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Colombia: A Presidential Win for Leftist Ex-Guerrilla Could Trigger Global Drug Boom
Like it could get worse.[Breitbart] Colombia’s potential next president, leftist ex-guerrilla member Gustavo Petro, has stated that he considers sugar a more dangerous substance than cocaine and proposed policy changes in Colombia’s longstanding war against drugs that could result in a global drug trafficking boom. Petro, a former M19 Marxist guerrilla member, emerged victorious in the first round of Colombia’s 2022 presidential election last month. He will face off against outsider businessman Rodolfo Hernández in a runoff election for the Colombian presidency on June 19. While polls projected Petro to comfortably win the first round, the latest polls show Hernández as the favorite to win the race, with 52 percent vote intention against Petro’s 44 percent. Related: Gustavo Petro: 2018-06-18 Conservative Ivan Duque wins Colombia's presidential election Gustavo Petro: 2012-05-17 Deadly Bomb Blast Targets Colombian Ex-Minister Gustavo Petro: 2010-05-31 Presidential polls open in Colombia Posted by: Skidmark 2022-06-10 |
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