Colombia elected former guerrilla and Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro as first leftist president in blow to US He has vowed profound social, economic changes for Colombia while Latin American leaders welcome election of Petro as Colombia’s president.

Colombians make history as Gustavo Petro wins Sunday’s presidential election.

Gustavo Petro’s surprise win in the Colombian presidential election has ushered in a new era of politics in the South American country after a century of right-wing rule and decades of civil war.

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Petro, a former mayor of capital Bogota and current senator, has pledged to fight inequality with free university education, pension reforms and high taxes on unproductive land.

Italian police have seized 4.3 tonnes of cocaine with a street value of 240 million euros.

Centuries-old shipwrecks complete with gold coin treasure have been discovered off Colombia.