Yann Basset, a professor of political science at the Universidad del Rosario, told The Associated Press, adding that he does not believe Petro’s move will convince experts or the United States.
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“The left has been quite marginalized due to the weight of the armed conflict in Colombia, to the very recent existence of a guerrilla that claimed to be leftist like the FARC,” Yann Basset, a political analyst and professor at the Universidad del Rosario, said referring to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
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