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Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history

Attendees during a closing campaign rally for presidential candidate Gustavo Petro in Bogotá, Colombia. Petro is ahead in the polls for this Sunday's election, but it's expected to go to a second round in June. Andres Cardona/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption

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Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history

Colombia's presidential election is Sunday, and for the first time, a leftist candidate is favored to come out ahead. Business elites are nervous.

Colombia goes into elections Sunday with a leftist looking to make history

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Thursday

He's running to be Colombia's 1st left-wing president. Here's what he plans to do

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro speaks during a campaign rally in Medellín, Colombia, on April 7. Petro is polling first ahead of the May 29 election. Edinson Ivan Arroyo Mora/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption

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He's running to be Colombia's 1st left-wing president. Here's what he plans to do

Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro sits down with NPR and talks about his time in a guerrilla group and proposals to tackle poverty and climate change.

He's running to be Colombia's 1st left-wing president. Here's what he plans to do

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Monday

A FARC Rebel Commander Runs For President. Many Colombians Aren't Ready To Forgive

A FARC supporter waves a banner during the launch of Timochenko's presidential campaign in Bogotá, Colombia, on Saturday. The word for "liberty" in Spanish is stamped on his tie. Manuel Rueda for NPR hide caption

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A FARC Rebel Commander Runs For President. Many Colombians Aren't Ready To Forgive

After more than 50 years of insurgency, Colombia's most notorious leftist militant group has handed over its guns and formed a political party that's now fielding its first election candidates.