Colombia Elections Survey 2022: Big surprise in the last CNC poll for Semana

A new survey by the CNC for the magazine Semana, a few days before the first round of the presidential elections on May 29 in Colombiashows an important rebound of the candidate Rodolfo Hernández in the intention to vote, to the point that he almost equals the second in the intention to vote, Fico Gutierrez. Gustavo Petro continue to lead.

According to the results of the survey, hired by Semana, Gustavo Petro, from the Historical Pact, continues to lead the voting intention, with 35.8 percent.

In this file photo taken on May 5, 2022, the presidential candidate for the Historic Pact, Gustavo Petro, speaks surrounded by security guards with shields during a campaign rally in Cúcuta. (SCHNEYDER MENDOZA / AFP).

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But the great novelty can be evidenced in what follows. Fico Gutierrez has 20.8%but Rodolfo Hernandez is with 19.1%. That means there is a technical tie between the two.

Locals walk past a mural depicting Colombian independent presidential candidate Rodolfo Hernández, in Bogotá, on May 7, 2022. (Juan BARRETO/AFP)

But it also shows a remarkable growth of the former mayor of Bucaramanga. “It is growing quite fast. This shows that his message is getting through, that people are connecting with what candidate Rodolfo is saying,” said Carlos Lemoine, manager of the CNC.

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According to the survey results, Sergio Fajardo appears with 4%, Jhon Milton Rodríguez with 1.0%; and they are followed by Ingrid Betancourt and Enrique Gómez.

According to the survey results, the blank vote is with 5.7% and does not know and does not respond is 9.9. that is, those who could be considered undecided add up to almost 16 percent.

The survey was carried out between May 13 and 19 and consulted 4,412 people in 104 municipalities throughout the country. Of this total, 3,780 interviews were face-to-face interviews (86%) and the rest by telephone. The margin of error is 1.5%.

Source: Elcomercio