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What proposals do the Colombian presidential candidates have?

Going to the voting tables this Sunday, Colombians face a decision that could significantly change the country.

Pre-election polls showed that Gustavo Petro, a senator and former member of a rebel group, was ahead of two former right-wing mayors, Federico Gutiérrez and Rodolfo Hernández.

If Petro wins, it would be the first time that one of the most politically conservative countries in the region elects a leftist president.

Here’s what you need to know about the platforms of the top three candidates:

Petro, a 62-year-old senator and former member of a rebel group who was mayor of Bogotá, has promised to rethink the country’s capitalist economic model and widely expand social programs. Among his proposals, which he plans to finance in part with taxes for the wealthiest, are guaranteeing a basic income for workers, changing the health system to a state-controlled system and increasing access to higher education.

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