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Jorge Martin

May 29 • 9 tweets • 5 min read

https://twitter.com/MaElviraSalazar/status/1530246212376530951

US imperialists in panic at the prospect of Petro's victory in today's Colombian election. US representative Salazar calls him "a thieve, a terrorist and a Marxist" and calls for Biden to intervene. #ColombiaDecide

https://twitter.com/MaElviraSalazar/status/1530246212376530951

@ColombiaMarxis

For background on today's presidential election in Colombia read this article by the @ColombiaMarxis comrades
#ColombiaDecide marxist.com/colombia-elect…

Today's likely defeat of the capitalist oligarchy represented by Duque and Uribe in the Colombian presidential election was won by workers and youth during last year's heroic Paro Nacional
#ColombiaDecide marxist.com/colombia-natio…

With 42% of the votes tallied, Petro and Francia are ahead in the Colombian presidential election with 40%. Second is right wing demagogue Rodolfo Hernández. The oligarchy's main candidate Fico is a poor third with 24%.
#ColombiaDecide

54% of votes counted in Colombian presidential election. Petro/Francia still in the lead with 40%. Right wing demagogue Rodolfo 2nd with 28%. Oligarchy's main candidate Fico 3rd with 23%.
#ColombiaDecide

Important on Colombian presidential election. As the poor showing of the main right wing candidate Fico was clear a section of the ruling class started to back Rodolfo (right wing "anti-establishment" demagogue) in the hope he will be better positioned to beat Petro in 2nd round.

If Petro draws the conclusion he needs to moderate his line in order to win the second round (as he did in 2018), that will be a disaster. He can only beat an "anti-establishment" demagogue, by actually radicalising his language.

#ColombiaElige
1st party and % in the 10 most populated Departments:

Bogotá Petro 64%
Antioquia Fico 48
Valle C Petro 53
Cundinamarca Rdlf 44
Santander Rdlf 67
Atlántico Petro 54
Bolivar Petro 50
Norte de S Rdlf 54
Córdoba Petro 52
Tolima Rdlf 40

Petro orange, Rdlf yellow

Colombian presidential election.
99.93% votes counted. 54% turnout.
Petro - Francia 40%
Rodolfo (right wing "anti-establishment" demagogue) 28%
Fico (hard core oligarchic capitalist candidate) 23.9%

Second round will be very difficult for Petro as Fico votes will go to Rodolfo.

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