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Rodolfo Hernandez Closes Polling Gap To Gustavo Petro

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Independent presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez has surge into contention for the May 29 Colombian presidential elections, according to latest polling data from CNC.

  • CNC projects that a hypothetical second round runoff between frontrunner Gustavo Petro and Hernandez would be deadlocked 48% apiece.
  • Reuters also reports that first round support for Hernandez has jumped to 20.9% in May from 13.9% in April.
  • CNCs presidential preference tracker shows that Federico Gutiérrez still remains the marginal favourite to progress to the second round, but the gap to Hernandez has tightened significantly.
  • If Gutiérrez progresses to the second round, Petro is likely to win the race comfortably. CDC projects: Petro: 52% Gutierrez: 41%
  • Hernandez, a former mayor from Bucaramanga has framed himself as an anti-establishment and anti-corruption candidate and developed a strong following on social media site TikTok.

Figure 1: If the elections were tomorrow who would you vote for? (CNC)

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Independent presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez has surge into contention for the May 29 Colombian presidential elections, according to latest polling data from CNC.

  • CNC projects that a hypothetical second round runoff between frontrunner Gustavo Petro and Hernandez would be deadlocked 48% apiece.
  • Reuters also reports that first round support for Hernandez has jumped to 20.9% in May from 13.9% in April.
  • CNCs presidential preference tracker shows that Federico Gutiérrez still remains the marginal favourite to progress to the second round, but the gap to Hernandez has tightened significantly.
  • If Gutiérrez progresses to the second round, Petro is likely to win the race comfortably. CDC projects: Petro: 52% Gutierrez: 41%
  • Hernandez, a former mayor from Bucaramanga has framed himself as an anti-establishment and anti-corruption candidate and developed a strong following on social media site TikTok.

Figure 1: If the elections were tomorrow who would you vote for? (CNC)