‘Let’s make history’: Colombia could elect first leftist president in runoff

The election is being contested by mayor of Bogota Gustavo Petro and populist business tycoon Rodolfo Hernandez

Voters head to the polls in Colombia on Sunday in a historic presidential election that could see the left win for the first time in the conservative South American country.

Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla and mayor of Bogota, will face off against Rodolfo Hernandez, a populist business tycoon and the former mayor of the city of Bucaramanga, in a contest where both candidates have cast themselves as political outsiders.