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Petro and Hernández will now face off in a runoff on June 19. On paper, the ideologically ambiguous Hernández should have the advantage, since he can appeal to Petro's own base of antiestablishment voters but also to most conservative and moderate voters who consider the ex-rebel too far left. Whereas Petro has had a long political career as a member of Congress, mayor of Bogotá, and now three-time presidential candidate, Hernández is an unknown quantity. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses the 1990 campaign for the Georgia U.S. House of Representatives by Democrat David Worley against incumbent Newt Gingrich that was decided by only 974 votes. Worley capitalized on Gingrinch's vote for a congressional pay raise and use of a car and driver while in Washington, D.C., ignoring of a local airline union, and refusing to shake Worley's hand in a debate. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee denied Worley additional campaign funds, and his campaign was outspent by Gingrich's 4-1. The election ended in a recount in which Gingrich was declared the winner.

(Bloomberg) -- A U.K. intelligence watchdog has raised concerns over the threat of Russian interference in British elections, according to two people familiar with the findings of a secret report. Britain's government has in recent years repeatedly accused Russia of trying to meddle in other people's elections, while insisting there's no evidence it has interfered with any U.K. votes. [Extracted from the article]

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When a presidential race is as close as this year's, there is endless speculation about what might tip the outcome to Barack Obama or Mitt Romney. One of the most [...]