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Iván Cepeda
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Left-wing senator and architect of the current president Gustavo Petro's total peace strategy.
Notable Quotes
"He has pledged social transformations that the country urgently cries out for while promising to take stock of the peace strategy and make the necessary changes."View Story →
"Once the official canvass takes place and its final result is produced, and the corresponding verifications have been carried out, we will recognize the official result that emerges from that structure."View Story →
"We denounce the open and undue foreign interference in Colombia's internal affairs, in particular the interventions of President Donald Trump."View Story →
"I do so to contribute to co-existence, to peace, and to dialogue among Colombians."View Story →
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