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| Conservative newcomer Ivan Duque wins Colombia's presidential election | Conservative newcomer Ivan Duque wins Colombia's presidential election |
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| Conservative political newcomer Ivan Duque has been elected president of Colombia. | Conservative political newcomer Ivan Duque has been elected president of Colombia. |
| With nearly all votes counted. Mr Duque has 54% with his rival Gustavo Petro on 41.8%. | |
| The result raises questions about the future of a historic but controversial peace deal with Farc rebels. | The result raises questions about the future of a historic but controversial peace deal with Farc rebels. |
| Mr Duque, who is supported by former President Alvaro Uribe, has said he will overhaul the 2016 agreement which gave the rebels places in Congress. | Mr Duque, who is supported by former President Alvaro Uribe, has said he will overhaul the 2016 agreement which gave the rebels places in Congress. |
| The orthodox economist also says he will revisit crimes allegedly committed by the rebels during the brutal five-decade conflict with the government. | The orthodox economist also says he will revisit crimes allegedly committed by the rebels during the brutal five-decade conflict with the government. |
| Mr Duque is viewed as the business-friendly choice because he wants to cut taxes and boost investment, raising money by shrinking the state. | Mr Duque is viewed as the business-friendly choice because he wants to cut taxes and boost investment, raising money by shrinking the state. |
| Voters in the country were presented with a stark choice between Ivan Duque and the leftist ex-guerrilla Gustavo Petro. | |
| Mr Petro's campaign featured promises about creating a more equal society and ensuring people have access to health and education. | Mr Petro's campaign featured promises about creating a more equal society and ensuring people have access to health and education. |
| He also pledged to take on political elites and redistribute land to the poor. | He also pledged to take on political elites and redistribute land to the poor. |
| But the former Bogota mayor, who supports the peace deal, accepted defeat on Sunday evening. | |
| "Eight million free Colombians taking a stand. There is no defeat here. For now we won't be the government," he said on Twitter. |