After going to the second presidential round after obtaining the largest vote in the first round with 8 million 527 thousand 421 votesthe candidate Gustavo Petro celebrated the victory at his campaign headquarters and without mentioning it, he sent a message to the voters against who will be his contender in the second presidential round, the engineer Rodolfo Hernández, whose main campaign banner has been the fight against corruption.
“Social justice is not outlandish in Colombia, it is a necessity, of course we will not reach that need if there is corruption, but corruption is not fought with Tik Tok phrases, even if some very respectable people think that yes, corruption is fought by risking life because what we are facing is a corrupt regime, we have risked our lives to fight corruption and not lies, it is true”, said candidate Petro.
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The candidate of the Historical Pact also referred to the future of Colombia, and assured that the voters are facing an opportunity for change, however, he pointed out that not all the changes are positive and it is something that those who are going to vote must take into account.
“Now it is about building a future, now it is about seeing what we are going to do what Colombian society wants from its own country, what would that change consist of? Some Uribe supporters said beware of change and had a certain reason, watch out for the change that can be lifting a rock and letting it fall on your feet, popularly they say, shoot yourself in the foot, there are changes that are empty, there are changes that are not changes but suicides”, pointed out the head of Human Colombia.
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Finally, the candidate Gustavo Petro thanked the members of his political campaign and the electoral witnesses who ensured the guarantees in the middle of the day held on May 29.
“Today we have won, it is a day of triumph, the results are complete, I thank the more than 90,000 electoral witnesses, guardians of the vote, the more than one million activists who participated in one way or another in the campaign,” said candidate Gustavo Petro.
The second presidential round between the candidates Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández It will be held next Sunday, June 19.
