Colombia election sees high voter turnout despite state repression
by Raul Burbano
May 31, 2022
The vote on May 29 saw the field narrow to a progressive left-wing candidate and a far-right populist.
View of Colombia's capital city Bogota from La Candelaria. Credit: Pedro Szekely / Flickr
Common Frontiers, The Colombian Working Group, and the Canada Colombia Solidarity Committee sent a delegation to observe the 2022 Colombian presidential election. The vote on May 29 saw the field of presidential candidates narrowed down to two. Progressive candidate Gustavo Petro received 40 per cent of the vote. Right-wing populist Rodolfo Hernandez received 28 per cent of the vote. A runoff election between the two candidates will be held on June 19.
Hernandez has a history of making controversial statements including stating that he believed that Adolf Hitler was a “great thinker.”
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