US President Joe Biden congratulated Senator and ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro on Tuesday, June 21, who won the presidential election in Colombia and will thus become the first left-wing president in the country's history.
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Joe Biden also congratulated "
the Colombian people for holding fair and free elections and reaffirmed the support of the United States for Colombia
", according to a statement from the White House.
He "
looks forward to working with the elected president
", with whom he met on Tuesday, "
to continue to strengthen bilateral cooperation
", according to the text.
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