The runoff between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández is scheduled for June 19.
of the vote late Sunday, while Hernández was in second with about 28%. A candidate needed more than 50% to avoid a runoff.
Colombia, one of Latin America’s biggest economies and strongest U.S. allies, is facing high inflation and unemployment, as well as deepening inequality made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. . The country has seen an uptick in violence, in part due to armed groups fighting over territory once controlled by the FARC.a former mayor of Bogotá who was once a rebel fighter with the now-defunct M-19 movement, consistently led the polls ahead of Sunday's election.to fight inequality and corruption, provide free public university education and tackle climate change, including opposing the expansion of the oil and gas industry.
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