The early vote count in Sunday’s six-way presidential election in Colombia pointed toward a run-off in June, with leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro leading in a ballot held amid growing discontent over increasing inequality and inflation.
Petro, a senator and front-runner throughout the campaign, had just over 40% of votes and was trailed by populist businessman Rodolfo Hernández, who had almost 28%, with more than 94% of ballots tallied, election authorities said Sunday evening.
