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Colombia presidential candidate Hernandez says his life is threatened

Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez said on Thursday he was canceling any remaining in-person appearances at campaign events because he is certain his life is in danger.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Analysis: Colombia's extractive industries watching election warily

Colombia's leftist firebrand presidential candidate Gustavo Petro is too close in recent polls for the comfort of oil companies and miners who worry that his promised policies would imperil Colombia's economy and energy self-sufficiency, high-ranking industry figures and business associations said.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

The left could be poised to take power in Colombia for the first time

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, obtained 40.34 per cent of the vote in the first round of Colombian elections on May 29.

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2022

Feisty outsider rides momentum into Colombia presidential runoff

Gustavo Petro ceded his front-runner status for Colombia’s presidency to a little known 77-year-old construction magnate, in a sign of how voters are increasingly willing to gamble on untested leaders who promise change.

Tribune News Service · May 31, 2022

Colombia's Petro: firebrand former rebel vows profound change

Gustavo Petro, who topped voting tallies with 40.8% in Colombia's first round of presidential elections on Sunday, has said his political awakening came when he watched his father weep over the death of Argentinian revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Colombia's 'king of TikTok' Hernandez ready for run-off after shock result

Business magnate and self-styled "king of TikTok" Rodolfo Hernandez, who shocked Colombia by getting into a June 19 presidential run-off against leftist Gustavo Petro, is betting his plain anti-corruption message will take him to the top job.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

Colombia outsider candidate Hernandez may weaken leftist Petro's rebel status

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro leads the race for the country's presidency ahead of a second round of voting, having inspired his supporters to imagine a more equitable, greener country, they say.

Reuters · May 30, 2022

A Leftist and a right-wing populist will face off in Colombia's presidential runoff

The runoff between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is scheduled for June 19.

Axios · May 30, 2022

A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff

The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

WEKU · May 30, 2022

Ex-rebel, businessman to vie in Colombia presidential runoff

Colombian voters have opted for a dramatic change in presidential politics, choosing a leftist former rebel and an outsider populist businessman to advance to a runoff election in June

The Independent UK · May 30, 2022