Colombia Votes in Polarized Election as Runoff Looms
Polls suggest no candidate will top 50%, setting up a June runoff as voters weigh Petro’s legacy against a tougher security approach.
- Colombians are casting ballots in a polarizing presidential election with candidates holding radically different visions on addressing armed conflict.
- Frontrunner Iván Cepeda promises to negotiate peace deals with remaining rebel groups, while rivals Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia vow a tougher stance.
- The election reflects the country's longstanding debate over how to resolve persistent violence from criminal groups.
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A dozen candidates will compete in the first round in Colombia. Polls reach three favorites
BOGOTÁ.– A few minutes after the tables were opened at the polling station on Calle 85, in the T Zone of Bogotá, a long line of people waited Sunday to vote in Colombia's presidential elections. Between 8 and 16 local time (10 and 18 in Argentina), more than 41.4 million Colombians will have the opportunity to choose whether the country continues the path initiated by the first left-wing government of its history along with the outgoing presiden…
Colombians are heading to the polls to elect a new president. The election comes after months of public accusations between left-wing incumbent President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump on a number of issues, including drug trafficking and US interference in the region. The Colombian constitution bars Petros from seeking re-election and he has endorsed Iván Cepeda, reports the Telegraph. He is being challenged by right-wing can…
Bogotá, May 31 (EFE).- The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, voted this Sunday in the first round of the elections in which his successor will be chosen for the period 2026-2030, which will begin on August 7. After attending the protocol ceremony opening the elections in Plaza de Bolívar, in the center of Bogotá, Petro moved to the polling station installed in the National Capitol where he arrived accompanied by his daughter Antonella, several…
Colombia Presidential Election: What to Know About the Candidates and Main Issues
The election tests the legacy of the country’s first leftist leader against a rising far-right outsider and a traditional conservative. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/world/americas/colombia-election-president-candidates.html Author : Genevieve Glatsky Publish date : 2026-05-31 09:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Colombia elects a new head of state. Violence, attacks and political tensions shaped the election campaign. Three favorites are fighting for the succession of Gustavo Petro, who is no longer allowed to compete.
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