In surprise Colombia election result, leftist and businessman go to second round

[Judi Lynn]

May 29, 2022
5:28 PM CDT
Last Updated 3 hours ago

Reuters

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BOGOTA, May 29 (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%.

A second round of voting will take place on June 19.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/surprise-colombia-election-result-leftist-businessman-go-second-round-2022-05-29/

[Judi Lynn]

1. Colombia's far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernndez goes to ru

Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff

A far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul who called himself a “follower” of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Rodolfo Hernández, won second place in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections. He will compete against left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in a runoff vote in June.

ByBenjamin NortonPublished
18 mins ago

LATIN AMERICAColombia’s far-right presidential candidate praised Hitler: Millionaire Rodolfo Hernández goes to runoff
A far-right hundred-millionaire real estate mogul who called himself a “follower” of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, Rodolfo Hernández, won second place in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections. He will compete against left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro in a runoff vote in June.



Colombia held the first round of presidential elections on May 29. Left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro won in a landslide, with 40.32% of the vote.

The candidate who came in second place, with 28.15%, is an extreme-right multi-millionaire named Rodolfo Hernández, who has proudly referred to himself as a “follower” of Nazi German dictator Adolf Hitler.

Hernández, a real estate mogul who has an estimated $100 million in wealth, ran with a far-right “populist” strategy, insulting prominent politicians and pledging to fight corruption and crime.

Hernández is notorious for physically attacking people who disagree with him politically. In 2018, he got in an argument with a councilmember of the city where he served as mayor, and Hernández slapped him on camera.

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https://multipolarista.com/2022/05/29/colombia-hitler-rodolfo-hernandez/







google translation:

Quite simply, Colombia has already experienced the
Trojan horse of Uribeism. Rodolfo Hernández is
"The one Uribe said"

[Judi Lynn]

2. Colombia election: Surprise election run-off beckons

By Katy Watson and Patrick Jackson
BBC News

Published 1 hour ago

Colombia's next president will be a choice between a former leftist rebel and a man dubbed the country's Trump after Sunday's first round of voting.

Gustavo Petro, a former mayor of the capital Bogotá as well as an ex-militant, topped the poll as expected, taking around 40% of the vote.

But Rodolfo Hernández came second despite opinion polls favouring conservative Federico Gutiérrez.

Mr Hernández and Mr Petro will face off in the second round on 19 June.

If Mr Petro, 62, wins he will be the first left-wing president in the country's history. He has promised to fix the country's deep inequalities and switch its reliance on fossil fuels to clean technology.

More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61628589