BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential election today.The latest opinion polls suggest Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, could get 40% of the votes, with a 15-point lead over his closest rival.
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BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential election today.The latest opinion polls suggest Gustavo Petro, a former rebel, could get 40% of the votes, with a 15-point lead over his closest rival.
Polls have pointed to leftist candidate Gustavo Petro winning big, but not necessarily enough to avoid a second round. A win for the ex-guerrilla would mark a substantial shift in Colombia's political tradition.
For the first time in Colombia's history, the left, led by former Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, could win the presidential election set to begin Sunday. If it prevails, Afro-Colombian environmental and…
In Colombia, the leftist senator Gustavo Petro has won the first round of voting in the country's presidential election. Petro will now face the populist independent candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in a run-off vote next month.
The early vote count in Sunday’s six-way presidential election in Colombia pointed toward a run-off in June, with leftist former rebel Gustavo Petro leading in a ballot held amid growing discontent over…
Far-left socialist candidate Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M19 Marxist guerrilla, won the first round of Colombia's presidential election on Sunday.
