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Petro faces challenges to deliver Colombians promised change

Police frisks a voter at the entrance of a polling station during a presidential runoff in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Voters look for their voting post during a presidential runoff in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Former rebel Gustavo Petro and his running mate Francia Marquez, celebrate before supporters after winning a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Supporters of presidential candidate of the Historical Pact coalition, Gustavo Petro, celebrate after he won a runoff presidential election in Cali, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Andres Quintero)

An electoral official holds a ballot showing presidential the presidential tickets of Rodolfo Hernandez and his formula, Marelen Castillo, and Gustavo Petro and his formula, Francia Marquez, during a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Voters line up at a polling station during a runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Jaime Saldarriaga)

Gustavo Petro, presidential candidate with the Historical Pact coalition, waves upon his arrival to vote in a presidential runoff in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Supporters of presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez, with the Anti-corruption Governors League, cry after former leftist rebel Gustavo Petro won a presidential runoff election in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

A supporter rolls up a poster featuring presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez a day ahead of the country's presidential run-off, in Bucaramanga, Colombia, Saturday, June 18, 2022. Polls show rival Gustavo Petro and Hernandez, both former mayors, practically tied since advancing to the June 19th runoff following the first-round election in which they beat four other candidates. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Petro faces challenges to deliver Colombians promised change