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Colombians are voting in a presidential runoff between progressive Iván Cepeda and conservative Abelardo de la Espriella, with both candidates addressing fears of renewed violence and proposing divergent strategies for health, debt, and corruption. The election follows a peace pact with FARC that has not curbed escalating clashes among illegal armed groups, which contributed to a record number of homicides in 2023.

Colombians will vote in a presidential runoff between conservative businessman Abelardo de la Espriella and progressive Iván Cepeda, heir to outgoing President Gustavo Petro's political movement. Both candidates address concerns about violence from illegal armed groups and propose solutions for Colombia's health system, debt, and corruption.

Colombians will vote in a presidential runoff between businessman Abelardo de la Espriella and lawmaker Iván Cepeda, with both candidates addressing concerns about renewed violence and differing approaches to security, health, and corruption. The election follows a first round where Cepeda led but did not win outright, and Petro questioned the results without evidence.

Colombia’s presidential runoff election may shift the country’s approach to its armed conflict. Frontrunner Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right lawyer and businessman, has pledged to abandon President Gustavo Petro’s 'total peace' negotiation strategy in favor of military confrontation with armed groups.

About 100 Colombian guerrilla dissidents disarmed in a ceremony in Putumayo, entering a government-run resettlement zone for reintegration. The dissidents, part of the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army, are a faction of the former FARC. President Gustavo Petro's 'total peace' policy aims to address armed groups, though the effort has largely failed.

About 100 Colombian guerrilla dissidents from the National Coordinating Committee of the Bolivarian Army disarmed during a ceremony in Putumayo as part of peace talks with President Gustavo Petro's government. The group, a dissident faction of the former FARC, will enter a temporary resettlement zone for reintegration, while their leader Geovany Andrés Rojas remains jailed on drug trafficking charges linked to a U.S. Interpol Red Notice.

Colombia's polarized presidential election features peace activist Iván Cepeda and Trump-endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella, both seeking to avoid a return to the country's violent past. The conflict, which displaced over 10 million people, remains a central issue despite a 2016 peace pact with FARC.

Abelardo de la Espriella, a pro-Trump tough-on-crime lawyer, and Iván Cepeda, a peace-builder, are leading in Colombia's presidential election first round and will face a June runoff. De la Espriella received over 43% of votes, while Cepeda secured under 41%, with both candidates representing diverging visions for Colombia's future.

Colombia's presidential election features a three-way race between Petro ally Ivan Cepeda and pro-Trump candidates Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia. Candidates differ sharply on addressing Colombia's ongoing armed conflict, with Cepeda advocating continued peace negotiations and the others promoting stricter anti-crime measures. The vote occurs amid rising violence, including a fatal attack on politician Miguel Uribe Turbay.

Colombians vote in a presidential election featuring three main candidates with diverging approaches to peace and security. Ivan Cepeda, a Petro ally, advocates for continued peace negotiations, while Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia push for harsher tactics against armed groups and express support for Donald Trump.

Colombians are voting in a presidential election featuring a Petro ally and pro-Trump candidates with opposing views on peace. The race includes Ivan Cepeda, who supports Petro's 'total peace' initiative, and Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia, who advocate harsher measures against armed groups. The election follows a surge in violence and a failed 2016 peace agreement with FARC.

Colombia is preparing for a presidential election marked by political violence. The vote features a contest between left and right factions, with Mateo Pérez Rueda, a 24-year-old journalist, investigating the conflict in Antioquia involving the army, paramilitaries, and FARC dissidents.

At least 52 guerrilla fighters were killed in clashes between rival armed groups in south-east Colombia over control of a strategic cocaine production and trafficking region. The violence occurred in the jungles of Guaviare near Barranco Colorado, according to a faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) involved in the fighting.

A bus bombing in southwest Colombia's Cajibio municipality killed 20 people and injured 36, with officials attributing the attack to dissident groups linked to 'Iván Mordisco' and the Jaime Martínez faction. The region, plagued by illegal armed groups vying for control of coca cultivation and drug trafficking routes, has seen over two dozen attacks in three days.