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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been elected as the President of Colombia?
A
Francia Marquez
B
Gustavo Petro
C
Jose Antonio Ocampo
D
Rodolfo Hernandez
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Iván Duque Márquez ODB ODSC OSP GOM CYC OSC OMDSM GColIH (Spanish pronunciation: [iˈan ˈdu. ke ˈmaɾkes]; born 1 August 1976) is a Colombian politician and lawyer who served as the president of Colombia from 2018 to 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Out of the 11 individuals in office, 9 were elected, one succeeded to the presidency (José Eusebio Otálora Martínez), and one took the presidency by mounting a coup d’état (Santos Acosta Castillo). Only one president died in office from natural causes (Francisco Javier Zaldúa y Racines).

Detailed explanation-3: -Colombian presidents are elected for four-year terms using a two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a runoff is held between the top two candidates. The vice president is elected on the same ticket as the president.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez inaugurated as 34th President of Colombia and 19th Vice President of Colombia, respectively, on August 7, 2022, in a ceremony held in the National Capitol of Colombia in Bogotá, beginning the presidency of Gustavo Petro.

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