Results of the 2022 presidential elections in Colombia in Bogotá, Medellín and Cali: this is how the vote turned out in the main cities

Petro and Hernández, ahead of the elections in Colombia 3:51

(CNN Spanish) --

More than 21.4 million Colombians gathered this May 29 in elections that at the end of the day left, on the one hand, an expected victory for Gustavo Petro, the leftist candidate, and also a surprising second place for Rodolfo Hernández, the candidate of the League of Anticorruption Leaders, who will go to the ballot on June 19.

As for the political map, in the main cities they were divided between Petro and Federico Gutiérrez, although the latter did not make it to the second round.

This is how the main cities of Colombia voted

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Bogota

The former mayor of Bogotá Gustavo Petro won the first round of elections in the country's capital with 47.05% of the vote.

Petro, who in 2013 was removed from his position as mayor by the Attorney General's Office for a case related to garbage management in the capital, but was later reinstated in his position, obtained 1,769,671 votes in the country's capital.

But although Petro won in Bogotá, in the department of Cundinamarca (where Bogotá is located) the absolute winner was Rodolfo Hernández, who obtained 615,953 votes, or 44.58% of the valid votes, according to the Registry.

The second highest vote in Bogotá was held by Rodolfo Hernández with 833,016 votes (22.15%), followed by Fico Gutiérrez with 723,538 votes (19.24%) and Sergio Fajardo with 299,266 (7.95%).

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Medellin

Medellín massively supported Federico Guiérrez, the former mayor of the city (2016-2019).

Gutiérrez obtained 603,092 votes (53.57%).

Gutiérrez was followed by Gustavo Petro with 275,497 votes (24.47%) and Rodolfo Hernández with 141,415 votes (12.56%).

Sergio Fajardo, who was mayor of Medellín between 2004 and 2007, only had 69,602 votes (6.18%).

But Gutierrez, the Team for Colombia candidate, didn't just lead in Colombia's second-largest city.

He also in the entire department of Antioquia, the only one in which he led the votes.

In Antioquia, Gutiérrez won with 1,385,565 votes (48.80%), followed by Petro, who had 682,282 (24.03%) and Rodolfo Hernández, who obtained 521,390 votes (18.36%).

Meanwhile, Fajardo, who was governor of that department between 2012 and 2015, only obtained 154,470 votes (5.44%), following the national trend.

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Cali

In the third most important city in Colombia, the formula of Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez prevailed with 53.36% of the votes or 527,492 votes in favor.

Petro was followed by the Team for Colombia candidate, Fico Gutiérrez, who had 222,729 (22.53%) and Rodolfo Hernández reached 139,630 votes (14.12%).

Sergio Fajardo obtained 48,375 votes (4.89%).

In the department of Valle del Cauca, where Cali is located, the Petro-Márquez formula had 1,043,911 votes (53.43%).

Gutiérrez obtained 414,439 votes (21.17%) in the Valley;

Hernández, 329,898 votes (16.85%) and Fajardo 78,108 votes or 3.99%.

Nearby, in the department of Cauca, where Francia Márquez is from, Petro's coalition obtained 69% of the vote.

And in Suárez, where Márquez was born, the Historical Pact reached 67.13% of the votes.

Fico announces his support for Rodolfo Hernández in the second round 1:03

Other cities

The political map shows a split vote between Petro and Hernández, with the Atlantic, Pacific and South and Southwest coasts with a victory for Petro.

The interior of Colombia, in departments such as Santanderes, Tolima, Huila, and the eastern plains, voted mostly for Hernández.

Two territories to highlight here:

In Atlántico, where traditional politicians have historically dominated elections, and who mostly supported 'Fico' Gutiérrez, Petro won with 54% of the vote.

In the capital, Barranquilla, whose former mayor Arturo Char supported Gutiérrez, Petro won with 51.9% of the vote.

And in Santander, the department where Rodolfo Hernández is from, the LIGA candidate swept 66.96% of the votes or 782,378 votes in favor of him and his ticket, Marelen Castillo.

A similar trend was seen in Bucaramanga, a city in which Hernández was mayor between 2016 and 2019: there he obtained 64.45% of the votes.

Gustavo Petro and Rodolfo Hernández were the winners of the first presidential round on May 29 and on June 19 it will be defined who will be the president of Colombia for the period 2022-2026.

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