Gustavo Petro (R) and Federico Gutierrez are the frontunners in Colombia’s presidential election. Colombians voters will choose a new president from among a former rebel promising generous social programs, a centre-right candidate warning against a leftist economic model and an eccentric business magnate.
Gustavo Petro, a leftist former mayor of Bogota and member of the M-19 guerrilla group and current senator, is consistently leading opinion polls with about 40 per cent support, ten points below what he would need to secure the presidency without a June second round.
The 62-year-old has attracted backing on promises to redistribute pensions, offer free public […]
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