The candidate Gustavo Petro won the victory in this Sunday’s elections and will be the next president of Colombia, after imposing himself in the second round about his contender Rodolfo Hernández.
The leader of the leftist Historical Pact reached 50.44 % of the votes, according to 100 % of the informed tables, while Hernández accumulated 47.32 % of the votes according to the preconteo of the National Registry that is informative.
For these elections, 103,364 voting tables were enabled and more than 22 million Colombians suffered, which implies a 58.09 %participation, the highest figure in the 21st century.
With this preliminary result, the lawyer and environmental leader France Márquez, 40, a companion of the left -wing candidate, is the first Afro -descendant woman to reach the vice presidency whose promise is the construction of “an anti -racist, antipatriarcal, anticlasist, capable, capable, capable of of caring for your home, the territory “.
For the second presidential return they were enabled to vote 39,002,239 Colombians. In an environment of political polarization, this Sunday the ballot was held where Petro and Hernández faced, after both obtained the highest percentages in the first round of May 29.
Petro’s triumph has been listed as a historical turn to the left in a country with deep social inequality, traditionally governed by the elites and sectors of the right. In addition, it means a blow to Uribism, which has maintained the political power of Colombia in the last two decades.
After knowing the results of the preconteo, both the current president and the presidents of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru and Venezuela congratulated Petro and expressed their willingness to work on a common agenda. Likewise, US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, expressed his willingness to maintain the close relationship Bogotá and Washington has had.
Petro also received support comments from several leftist leaders from Latin America such as Evo Morales, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Rafael Correa.
