Pacto Historico

Video: Colombia — It is the time of the people

Gustavo Petro became the first left-wing president in the history of Colombia on August 7, reports People's Dispatch.

Gustavo Petro addresses supporters in Santander, Colombia.

Can Colombia’s left survive the persistent logic of armed conflict?

In Colombia, former guerrilla Gustavo Petro leads in the presidential polls. Petro is the lead candidate for a coalition of left political parties called Pacto Historico (Historic Pact), reports Ben Gilvar-Parke.