Colombia's next president will be a choice between a former leftist rebel and a man dubbed the country's Trump after Sunday's first round of voting. Mr Hernández and Mr Petro will face off in the second round on 19 June. If Mr Petro, 62, wins he will be the first left-wing president in the country's history. He has promised to fix the country's deep inequalities and switch its reliance on fossil fuels to clean technology. The unexpected result for Mr Hernández, a 77-year-old construction magnate with a populist touch reminiscent of the US's ex-President Donald Trump, marks an upset for the traditional right.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2022 16:38 UTC