Rodolfo Hernández is the big surprise. A new CNC poll for Semana magazine a few days before the first round of the presidential elections on March 29 Colombiashows a significant increase in the Independent in voting intent, to the point that it is almost equal to second in voting intent, Fico Gutierrez. Gustav Petro continue to lead.
According to the results of the survey commissioned by Semana, Gustavo Petro of the Historic Pact continues to lead voter intent with 35.8 percent.
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But the great novelty can be proved below. Fico Gutiérrez has 20.8%but Rodolfo Hernandez is 19.1%. This means that there is a technical connection between the two.
Locals walk past a mural depicting independent Colombian presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernandez in Bogotá May 7, 2022. (Juan BARRETO/AFP)But it also shows remarkable growth from the former mayor of Bucaramanga. “It’s growing pretty fast. It shows that his message is getting through, that people are connecting with what the candidate Rodolfo is saying,” said Carlos Lemoine, manager of the CNC.
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According to the poll results Sergio Fajardo appears with 4%, Jhon Milton Rodríguez with 1.0%; and they are followed by Ingrid Betancourt and Enrique Gómez.
According to the poll results the blank voice is 5.7% and don’t know and don’t answer is 9.9. That means those who could be considered undecided add up to nearly 16 percent.
The survey was conducted between May 13 and 19 and surveyed 4,412 people in 104 communities across the country. Of these, 3,780 interviews were face-to-face interviews (86%) and the rest by telephone. The error rate is 1.5%.