I express my most heartfelt congratulations to Gustavo Petro for his election victory as President of Colombia in a historic popular victory, Díaz-Canel live-tweeted.

Likewise, “we reaffirm our willingness to progress in the bilateral relations for the well-being of our peoples,” the Cuban leader posted.

According to data from Colombia´s National Electoral Registry, Gustavo Petro -with 89.35%- reached 10,750,836 votes for a 50.88% of valid votes, while his opponent, Rodolfo Hernández, reached 46.85%.

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