Colombia Live Updates: Polls Open in Big Stakes Election
New York TimesAPR 2022
Hernández's unexpected triumph over Gutiérrez is a victory against the establishment and evidence that Colombia is hungry to elect anyone who isn't represented by the country's mainstream conservative leaders. The country needs change, which is exactly what Petro is offering.
While Colombia does need change, it can't afford the "leap in the dark" that Petro represents. Gutiérrez had been Colombia's best chance of keeping Petro out of power, but that responsibility now falls on Hernández.