Colombian elections June 17th
Ivan Duque and Gustavo Petro are facing each other in the presidential election run-off on 17 June. Duque, a conservative upstart handpicked by former President Uribe, is leading with as much as 55% support according to the latest poll by Centro Nacional de Consultoria. If elected, he vowed to amend, but not tear up, the peace agreement concluded with the FARC by President Santos in 2016. He is the market’s preferred candidate, and the consolidation of his lead helped the Colombian Peso outperform in the recent Latam sell-off.
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