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Colombia peso, market rally as business-friendly candidate advances

Colombia's peso and stock exchange closed higher on Tuesday, in the first session since the contest to elect the country's next president narrowed to two candidates, including business-friendly construction magnate Rodolfo Hernandez.

Reuters · May 31, 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

What the future holds for Davinson Sanchez as Tottenham expect offers for defender Conte likes

The Tottenham Hotspur defender has enjoyed one of his most consistent seasons at the club but what does the future hold for the Colombian

Football London · 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

Colombia presidential election: leftist former guerrilla and populist outsider head to runoff

Rivals Gustavo Petro will face Rodolfo Hernández on 19 June amid growing discontent over inequality and inflation

The Guardian - AU · May 29, 2022

Colombia heads to election runoff between leftist, outsider

Colombia is heading to a presidential runoff between leftist former guerrilla Gustavo Petro and anti-establishment outsider Rodolfo Hernandez who defied polls to defeat a conservative candidate backed by traditional parties.

Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022

Colombia presidential election appears headed to runoff

Colombia’s presidential election appears headed to a runoff as front-runner Gustavo Petro is well short of the 50% needed to win in a first round.

Tribune News Service · May 29, 2022