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Rodolfo Hernández Suárez
Colombian politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rodolfo Hernández Suárez (born 26 March 1945) is a Colombian politician, businessman and engineer. In 2022, he became Senator of Colombia. He was mayor of Bucaramanga from 2016 to 2019. Hernández was a presidential candidate in the 2022 election.[1] His political views are seen as right-wing populism. He was compared to former U.S. President Donald Trump for his anti-corruption stance and his background as a businessman.[2]
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In May 2022, he advanced to the June run-off election against left-wing Senator Gustavo Petro after coming in second place in the first round voting.[3] He has been called the "King of TikTok" for using the app many times during his presidential campaign.[4][5] In June 2022, he lost the election to Petro by a 47% to 50% vote margin.[6]