Colombia's Presidential Vote Headed For A Runoff On June 19th

 

CNN: Colombia's presidential vote headed for a runoff 

Bogota (CNN)Colombia's presidential election appears destined for a runoff, after preliminary results on Sunday showed no candidate had garnered over 50% of the votes. 

With 98% of the votes counted, early results showed left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro with just over 40% of the votes, the populist former mayor of Bucaramanga Rodolfo Hernandez with 28%, and right-wing candidate Federico "Fico" Gutierrez with 23%. 

Petro and Hernandez are now expected to face each other during a second round of voting on June 19th.  

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WNU editor: My friend who follows Colombian politics very closely tells me that the second round of voting is going to be close, but the odds favour left-wing candidate Gustavo Petro to win with about 51% - 52% of the vote. My gut tells me that it is 50 - 50 right now.

Colombia's Presidential Vote Headed For A Runoff On June 19th  

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

Colombia's presidential race headed to run-off between leftist senator, populist businessman -- CBC/AP  

Leftist and right-wing populist head to Colombia's presidential runoff -- Axios  

Rodolfo Hernández, the populist earthquake shaking up the Colombian election -- El Pais  

Colombian Outsider Makes Runoff With Real Shot at Presidency -- Bloomberg 

Colombia Outsider Candidate Hernandez May Weaken Leftist Petro's Rebel Status -- Reuters