Ironically, the peace Santos made with the FARC, which is now a political party, has opened sharp divisions, reflected in the two candidates to succeed him. "It's obviously going to be very polarized in the second round," said analyst Andres Macais, with both sides scrambling to form alliances with defeated candidates. The 58-year-old rallied many Colombians with his campaign speeches against inequality and corruption, making him the country's first leftist candidate going to the second round of a presidential poll. Analysts said turnout could be a key factor in the second round. The second round is going to be very close," said analyst Medofilo Medina.

Source: Bangkok Post May 28, 2018 01:41 UTC