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Newsday: 30/05/2022 06:06 GMT : Colombia election: Leftist rebel v businessman

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30/05/2022 06:06 GMT : Colombia election: Leftist rebel v businessman

Colombia election: Leftist rebel v businessman

BBC World Service - Newsday, Colombia election: Leftist rebel v businessman

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández face showdown in June

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández took the top two spots in the country’s presidential election on Sunday and will face run-off in June

A left wing former rebel, Gustavo Petro, and a populist businessman, Rodolfo Hernandez, have gone through to a final round of voting in three weeks' time that will decide Colombia's next president.

European Union leaders are gathering in Brussels today for a summit overshadowed by the bloc’s failure to agree a ban on Russian oil imports.  

And the United Nations has warned Sri Lanka's authorities against using excessive force at peaceful protests over the nation's growing economic crisis.

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