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Colombia votes in presidential election that could redefine relations with US

  • Colombia is heading to the polls to pick a new president (Petro can’t run), with Iván Cepeda leading polls and a runoff likely on 21 June.
  • The race is framed as "total peace" talks championed by Cepeda versus tough-on-crime, pro-US-security stances from Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia.
  • Voting is happening amid serious security concerns — drone attacks, heavy troop deployments and violence risks — and heightened tensions with the US over drug trafficking.
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