Rodolfo Hernández Suárez

Colombian politician

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]

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]

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  1. "El redentor de Bucaramanga". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-09.
  2. "Así es Rodolfo Hernández, el 'Donald Trump' colombiano que quiere ser presidente". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-05-28. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  3. "Elecciones presidenciales en Colombia 2022, en vivo: Gustavo Petro y Rodolfo Hernández competirán por la presidencia". El Pais. 29 May 2022.
  4. "'TikTok King', 77, challenges ex-rebel for Colombia's top job". BBC News. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  5. Gandolfi, Sara (2022-05-30). "Colombia, slogan anti-corruzione e balletti sui social: il re di TikTok Hernandez va al ballottaggio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  6. Bocanegra, Nelson; Griffin, Oliver; Vargas, Carlos (19 June 2022). "Colombia elects former guerrilla Petro as first leftist president". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2022.