Who Is Leonardo Huerta, the Unknown Professor Who Competes with Claudia López in the Presidential Consultation of the Center

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Leonardo Huerta, without s, is an unknown university professor of law and philosophy who will compete against the former mayor of Bogotá Claudia López in the presidential consultation of the political center on March 8. Huerta, 46, was born in the city of Pereira, Risaralda, in a working-class middle-class family. He is the youngest of four brothers, is married and has two small children. Until a few weeks ago, very few people knew him outside h…