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Leftist’s election to test Colombia’s alliance with US

Electoral official count votes during a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jaime Saldarriaga) Voters line up at a poling station during a presidential runoff in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) A man stands in front of a money exchange agency featuring an oversized U.S. bill in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, June 21, 2022, two days after the presidential election. The election of Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla, as Colombia's first leftist president is likely to test the U.S.' special relationship with its major non-NATO ally like never before. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Soldiers guard the main polling station during a presidential runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jaime Saldarriaga) Supporters of former rebel Gustavo Petro celebrate after he won a runoff election in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia) Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact coalition, shows his ballot before voting in a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)