Bogotá, March 21 (RHC) – A survey by global polling firm Gallup shows Santos would garner 32.5% of the votes in an initial round, allowing him to advance to a second round of voting that he would win with 47.2%of the votes.

The survey, commissioned by various national media outlets, shows both rival candidates would trail Santos in the first round, including Democratic Center Party candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, 54, with 15.6% of the votes, and Green Party candidate Enrique Penalosa, 59, with 11.3%.

In a runoff, Santos, of the conservative Social Party of National Unity (PSUN), would win by a wide margin, with his closest rival, Zuluaga, garnering just 29.7%.

The survey of 1,200 people in 60 cities was carried out from March 13 to March 17.