“We are one step away from achieving the real change that we have waited all our lives for,” Petro said on his Twitter account. “There are no doubts, only certainties. We are going to make history.” If victorious, Petro would become the first leftist president in the South American country of 50 million people, after two failed attempts.
The eventual election of the 62-year-old economist as president would add Colombia to other Latin American countries, such as Chile, Mexico and Peru, where leftist leaders govern.
Meanwhile, Hernández, who surprised by going to the ballot, promises to cut state spending, fight corruption to obtain the necessary resources to finance his economic and social programs, as well as a plan to deliver free drugs to addicts and discourage the drug trafficking
Hernández, accused of corruption
However, the controversial 77-year-old millionaire who made his fortune in the construction sector faces an investigation for allegedly intervening in the award of a garbage management contract while he was mayor of the city of Bucaramanga.