COLOMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS GO TO RUNOFF; COMMUNIST PETRO LEADS

BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came top during the first round of the Andean country’s presidential election on Sunday and will face a surprise contender – businessman Rodolfo Hernandez – in a second round in June.

Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement who has vowed profound economic and social change, took 40.4% of votes, national registry office tallies showed, while Hernandez, who made late gains against predicted second round candidate Federico Gutierrez, won 27.9%.

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3 Comments

  1. Chris May 31, 2022 at 10:36

    Tigers don’t change there stripes

  2. Ghostmann May 31, 2022 at 17:20

    I found it interesting that Petro made comments about shutting off the oil coming out of Colombia.

    • NC Scout May 31, 2022 at 17:26

      Yup. And he will immediately sign an agreement with both China and Russia.

      The ivy league and their State Dept offspring have effectively suicided America through their hubris.

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