TheAltWorld Will Colombian Oligarchy Fall? Amid Death Threats, Petro and Marquez Poised to Win Presidency
- Rania Khalek
- Saturday 2 Apr 22
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Colombians went to the polls this month and gave a huge victory to the left in Congressional elections. The presidential primaries are next and Left-wing leader Gustavo Petro is the front-runner. Petro’s progressive Black female running mate, Francia Márquez, has received death threats from paramilitaries but they aren’t backing down.
Journalist Zoe Alexandra, co-editor of Peoples Dispatch, breaks down what the elections mean for the country and what is predicted to happen in the presidential election on May 29th.
Rania Khalek
Rania Khalek is a Middle East-based journalist for Breakthrough News. . Her journalism has appeared at The Grayzone, Jacobin, The Nation, The Intercept, FAIR, Vice, The Electronic Intifada, Al Jazeera and more. .
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