BOGOTÁ, Colombia—For decades, Colombia chose establishment politicians who worked on the center-right and helped make the country America’s closest ally in the region.
That era has come to a standstill. in sunday presidential electionVoters will choose between two anti-establishment politicians. gustavo petroa 62-year-old senator, a left-wing ex-guerrilla who says he wants End oil exploration and print money to accelerate economic growth. Rodolfo Hernandez, his rival, is a 77-year-old provincial real-estate mogul who did not hold rallies or speak in public squares. He reached out to voters through homemade TikTok videos in which he refers to himself as “The Old Guy with Sass”.