The Secretary General of the United Nations, Anthony Guterres congratulated the Colombian people for their participation and historic attendance at the polls in the second round of the presidential elections, which resulted in the election of Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, on Sunday, June 19.
From New York, Guterres also greeted the largely peaceful conduct of the electionswhich “reaffirms the strength of Colombian democracy and the progress made thanks to the peace process.”
In turn, the Secretary General welcomed the dialogue already started to “ensure a smooth transition between the outgoing and incoming administrations.”
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On the other hand, the senior official reiterated the willingness of the United Nations to work with the incoming government and the people of Colombia “in the shared priorities of consolidating peace, promoting human rights and sustainable development”.
US Government
Among the messages of congratulations and support that the leader of the left has received, that of the current Secretary of State for the United States, Antony Blinken, who, through his Twitter account, highlighted the development of what was the second presidential round, while indicating that his country is willing to maintain relations with Colombia, as it has done for years.
“Congratulations to the Colombian people for exercising their right to vote and reaffirming the strength of their democracy. We look forward to continuing our strong partnership with President-elect Gustavo Petro and the construction of a more democratic and equitable hemisphere,” Blinken wrote on his social network.
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Notably Colombia and the United States celebrated 200 years of diplomatic relations and this is the first time that a left-wing leader has come to power, so expectations are quite high about what his government and foreign relations will be like for the period 2022–2026.
As for Latin America, the rulers of these countries, mainly from the left, also greeted the newly elected president and the Colombian people, including Nicolas Maduro (Venezuela), Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico), Miguel Díaz-Canel (Cuba) and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil).
