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Judi Lynn

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Wed May 16, 2018, 04:00 PM May 2018

Can Gustavo Petro turn Colombia's minorities into a majority?


by Jarrod Demir May 16, 2018

Colombia’s leftist candidate Gustavo Petro is receiving support from a wide range of minority groups. But whether the country’s marginalized sectors are able to win the elections is far from certain.

Marginalized populations in Pacific and south-east departments, along with rural pockets throughout the country, appear to be binding together in support of anti-corruption candidate Gustavo Petro.

The former member of the M-19 rebel group has successfully mobilized minority groups that have traditionally been neglected and discriminated against.

Surprisingly, Petro has become the most popular leftist presidential candidate in decades in the traditionally conservative country.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/can-gustavo-petro-turn-colombias-minorities-into-a-majority/
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