Coverage dated May 28, 2022 to May 29, 2022

Colombia Presidential Race Heads to Runoff With Leftist and Businessman

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia

A leftist former rebel and a populist businessman have taken the top two spots among the six candidates in Colombia’s presidential election and are heading to a runoff showdown in June, delivering a blow to the country’s political class.

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Reports & sources

36 articles, oldest first.

  1. Herald Bulletin

    Colombia president race heads to runoff; leftist vs populist (opens Herald Bulletin)

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    Herald Bulletin's feed description

    BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians will make a choice for president between a leftist former rebel and a populist businessman in a runoff contest in June after none of the

  2. Los Angeles Times

    Colombia race for president heads to runoff: leftist versus populist (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Colombians will make a choice for president between a former rebel and a businessman in a June runoff after none of the six candidates in Sunday’s first round got 50% of the votes.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Ex-rebel, businessman to vie in Colombia presidential runoff (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    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. They

  4. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Colombia Presidential Race Heads to Runoff With Leftist and Businessman (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    A leftist former rebel and a populist businessman have taken the top two spots among the six candidates in Colombia’s presidential election and are heading to a runoff showdown in June, delivering a blow to the country’s political class.

  5. NPR

    A leftist will face a businessman as Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The results represent a major shift in the Latin American country's presidential politics that conservatives and moderates had long dominated.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Colombia: Presidential race heads to a runoff between a leftist and businessman | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Colombians will have to choose between Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernandez in a presidential contest in June after no candidates got 50% of the vote in the first round.

  7. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Colombia presidential race to runoff; leftist vs businessman (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    In a blow to Colombia's political class, a leftist former rebel and a populist businessman took the top two spots in the country's presidential election Sunday and headed to a runoff showdown in June.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Colombia vote set for runoff in June (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    BOGOTA, Colombia -- A leftist former rebel and a populist businessman took the top two spots among the six candidates in Colombia's presidential election Sunday and headed to a runoff showdown in June.

  9. Portland Press Herald

    Colombia’s presidential race heads to runoff, with leftist versus populist (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Voters went to the polls amid growing discontent over increasing inequality and inflation.

  10. Local News 8

    Colombia's presidential vote headed for a runoff (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    CNN’S Stefano Pozzebon and Michelle Velez 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 4…

  11. NPR

    Colombia's presidential race heads to a runoff (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Sunday's first round produced two top vote-getters from very different backgrounds. The June 19 runoff will be a contest between a left-wing former guerrilla and a populist real-estate mogul.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.