Colombia is voting today in a presidential runoff between two starkly different visions. On the ballot: Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-right candidate, and Ivan Cepeda, who is allied with Colombia's sitting left-wing government. According to France 24, the outcome will determine whether the country takes a sharp rightward turn or maintains its current course, all while armed groups vie for control amid resurging violence. A defining moment for this major Latin American nation.

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