On Aug. 6, one day prior to being featured in a livestreamed inauguration ceremony as Colombia’s new president and vice president, Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez took part in a “Popular and Spiritual Possession” ceremony hosted by members of the country’s Indigenous, Afrodescendant, and labor groups.
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