The candidates promising change in Colombia’s election

The nation is electing a special sort of president.

Colombian presidential candidates Enrique Gomez, Ingrid Betancourt and Federico Gutierrez attend a presidential debate on nationwide tv in Bogota, Colombia on March 21, 2022 [Luisa Gonzalez/Reuters]

Colombians are going again to the polls this Sunday for a runoff election. Gustavo Petro, a left-winger and former guerrilla member, and Rodolfo Hernandez, a businessman, are the candidates. They each signify a pointy departure from the nation’s political institution that has been in energy for greater than 20 years. So, what are they providing Colombians who've been clamouring for change in the previous couple of years?

On this episode: 

• Alessandro Rampietti (@rampietti) Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Colombia

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Ney Alvarez, with Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, Alexandra Locke, Ruby Zaman, and Natasha del Toro in for Malika Bilal. Alex Roldan is our sound designer. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

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