Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro speaks after receiving the credential as elected president from Colombia's National Electoral Council, in Bogota, Colombia June 23, 2022.Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro speaks after receiving the credential as elected president from Colombia's National Electoral Council, in Bogota, Colombia June 23, 2022.
Petro met with outgoing President Ivan Duque at the Casa de Narino Presidential Palace on Thursday evening. They did not give a statement after the meeting, which lasted about an hour and 20 minutes. A coalition of the Historic Pact, its allies the Green Alliance, and smaller leftist parties including that run by former FARC rebels and the Liberals would give Petro a governing majority.
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