Colombia to stay steady as election springs no surprise

Oliver West

May 29, 2018 10:00 am

PA_Ivan_Duque_Colombia_230x150 — (180528) -- BOGOTA, May 28, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Colombian presidential candidate for the Democratic Center Party Ivan Duque poses after casting his vote at a polling station in Bogota, Colombia, on May 27, 2018. Ivan Duque, right-wing candidate for the Democratic Center Party, won the first round of the Colombian presidential election on Sunday, claiming 39.14 percent of the vote with 99.99 percent of votes tallied. The second round will take place on June 17. (Xinhua/Jhon Paz) (rtg) (ah) | Jhon Paz/Xinhua News Agency/PA Images

Public holidays in the US and UK gave bond markets an extra 24 hours to digest the results of Sunday’s presidential election in Colombia, though analysts are expecting little change as the first round of the vote went as expected.

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Oliver West

US Bureau Chief - Latin America Editor