05/29/2022
In voting today, with results announced on 5/30, Petro wins about 40% of the vote and populist businessman Hernández about 28%. Those two will face each other in a runoff on 6/19. Gutierrez wins about 23%. Hernández’s strong late showing indicates a dissatisfaction with the political mainstream. independent populist tycoon who surged late in the campaign with an anti-corruption message. The two will head to a runoff on June 19. Both promise a radical reorientation of the country at a time of high inequality, rising violence, and simmering social tensions. For Petro, the answer lies in super-taxing the rich, massively expanding the social safety net, and decarbonizing the economy. Hernández, meanwhile, wants to slash taxes, shrink the state bureaucracy, and even legalize cocaine.
