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Colombians will head to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president, choosing between a leftist former guerrilla who is pushing profound social change and an eccentric construction magnate who has promised to fight corruption.

Candidates Gustavo Petro, once a member of the M-19 rebels, and Rodolfo Hernandez, who first gathered support through TikTokvideos, are technically tied in polling.

His proposals – especially a ban on new oil projects – have startled some investors, though he has promised to respect current contracts. Petro, who is making his third presidential bid, would be Colombia’s first leftist president, adding the Andean nation to a list of Latin American countries which have elected progressives in recent years.

Hernandez, who served as mayor of Bucaramanga, was a surprise contender in the run-off and has promised to shrink government and finance social programs by stopping corruption.Despite his anti-graft rhetoric, Hernandez is under a corruption investigation himself over allegations he intervened in a trash management tender to benefit a company his son lobbied for. He has denied wrongdoing.

 

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So the construction billionaire is promising to fight corruption? Hmmm 🤔 now where have we seen this before? Oh that's right Cyril, a billionaire who came in on the ticket of fighting corruption, then proceeded to be the most corrupt president in the history of 🇿🇦

So the construction billionaire is promising to fight corruption? Hmmm 🤔 now where have we seen this before? Oh that's right Cyril, a billionaire who came in on the ticket of fighting corruption, then proceeded to he the most corrupt president in the history of 🇿🇦

If the US Election has proven Anything to the world .. it’s that votes don’t count .. it’s who counts them! Not only are the machines rigged - much more to it. So-called leaders are Selected vs Elected! RamaPhalaPhala

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