Colombia elects first Black woman VP Francia Marquez, who vows to stand for 'nobodies'

FILE PHOTO: Colombian left-wing candidate for Vice-President Francia Marquez of the Historic Pact coalition speaks after presidential candidate Gustavo Petro's victory in the second round of the presidential election, at the Movistar Arena, in Bogota, Colombia June 19, 2022. REUTERS/Vannessa Jimenez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Francia Marquez, a single mother and former housekeeper, will be Colombia's first Black woman vice president after a historic vote on Sunday https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombias-first-leftist-president-targets-inequality-leaves-investors-edge-2022-06-20 saw the Andean country pick its first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.

Marquez and Petro won https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/colombians-head-polls-tightest-election-recent-memory-2022-06-19 50.4% of the vote in Sunday's election.