even throughout the terrible days when colombia was terrorised by the drug overlord pablo escobar, the country stayed remarkably stable and balanced politically. no extremism, no lurching to the far left or far right. at the moment, though, it s electing its new president, and the choice seems to be a stark one between a left winger gustavo petro, who started off as a member of a guerrilla group in the 1970s, and a right winger, rodolfo hernandez, who the colombian press are likening to brazil s president bolsonaro. petro, the former guerrilla, topped the poll with a0%. what will the run off between the two men bring? luis fajardo of bbc monitoring, who s colombian himself, is covering the election. colombians are absorbing the shock of two candidates
at the moment, though, it s electing its new president, and the choice seems to be a stark one between a left winger gustavo petro, who started off as a member of a guerrilla group in the 1970s, and a right winger, rodolfo hernandez, who the colombian press are likening to brazil s president bolsonaro. petro, the former guerrilla, topped the poll with a0%. what will the run off between the two men bring? luis fajardo of bbc monitoring, who is colombian himself, is covering the election. colombians are absorbing the shock of two candidates completely from outside the political establishment, something extremely unusual in a country that is almost the only one in latin america that never elected an country that is almost outsider, a left winger.