Despite more than 15 declared candidates for Colombia’s 2018 Presidential Election, Colombians generally feel unsatisfied with their options.
In an unscientific survey of our readers posted on our Twitter account, we asked readers “For which of the following candidates would you vote if the presidential elections were next week?”
The poll, which at the time of writing had more than 3,750 votes, list the three current leaders as options along with the option not to vote in the election.
https://twitter.com/colombia_focus/status/888504074508918784
In the poll, 38% of our readers said that they would not vote if these three candidates were their only options. However Green Alliance candidate Claudia López led among the three candidates with 28%, followed by ex-M19 terrorist and former Bogotá mayor Gustavo Petro with 20% and Uribista Ivan Duque with 14%.
The poll is an encouraging result for Ms. López, who is running in an aggressive anti-corruption platform. Recent polls have shown that government corruption is the most important issue to Colombians in the forthcoming election.
#ENVIA nos confirma que recibirá firmas #ConsultaAnticorrupcion hasta el sábado Julio22. También las recibiremos en la sede Calle36#28A24Btá pic.twitter.com/g62Xs59ky9
— Claudia López Hernández (@ClaudiaLopez) July 20, 2017
Readers left more than 30 comments while voting. The general consensus among the comments was that voters deserve better options.
ladrones lo único q les importa es la plata x q el país les vale sobre todo el campo un buen precidente es uno q venga del campo q sepa
— Wilman (@wilman7177) July 21, 2017
