Colombia president race heads to run-off

Gustavo Petro, leftist presidential candidate in Colombia
Leftist Gustavo Petro had over 40 per cent of votes in Sunday's Colombian presidential election. -AP

Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro has come out on top in the first round of the Andean country's presidential election and will face a surprise contender - businessman Rodolfo Hernandez - in a second round on June 19.

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