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Anticipating the Presidential Election. The host for this show is Nicolás Süssmann Herrán. The guest is Álvaro José Salgado.

Earlier this month, Colombia held its legislative elections with primaries for president candidates too. The results showed strong support for the leftist candidate Gustavo Petro in an unusual turn to the left. The congress result shows the there is no clear winner. Alvaro Salgado discusses the possible outcomes, analyzes the results, and anticipates what stands in the future for Colombian politics.

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