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Podcast: Global Dispatches -- World News That Matters
Episode: Colombia's VERY Surprising Presidential Election
Description: Colombia held the first round of its presidential elections on May 29th and it is hard to overstate just how surprised most analysts were by the results. For generations, Colombia has been dominated by a small political establishment that ranges from the center right to the hard right. Unlike other countries in the Latin America, Colombia has never elected a President from the left wing; nor has Colombia ever experienced a right wing populist.  Yet this be the choice as Colombians head to the polls in a run-off presidential election on June 19th. The left wi...