Colombian construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez conceded defeat in the Andean country's presidential contest on Sunday after he lost by more than 700,000 votes to leftist Gustavo Petro.

Haters and fans of Somsak Jeamteerasakul can at least agree on one thing: a raw leftist like him is hard to come by these days. In a world where billionaires can be “champions of the poor” and activists fighting “the elite” attend glitzy parties flowing with champagne and whisky, the line between ideologies has been crossed back and forth so many times that it is practically invisible.