Long-time poll leader Petro won the first round as expected with about 40% of the vote, but centrist populist outsider Hernandez surprised many by taking 28% of the vote and beating Federico Gutierrez into the run-off spot. Gutierrez has pledged his support for Hernandez, giving him a strong shot at being Colombia's next president if people vote along similar lines during the second round.
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