Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro speaks to supporters from the Liberal Party during a meeting at a hotel in Bogota, Colombia May 22, 2018. REUTERS/Henry Romero
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Gustavo Petro, a former insurgent turned rabble-rousing mayor, is fighting to become Colombia's first leftist president, turning his humble beginnings and revolutionary past into a rallying cry for millions of the nation's youth and poor.
The 58-year-old economist ranks second behind right-wing candidate Ivan Duque to replace President Juan Manuel Santos. If no candidate garners more than 50 percent in Sunday's election, a second round in June will decide the presidency.
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