Colombians are voting today in a presidential runoff with starkly different visions at stake. On one side is Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-line right-wing candidate; on the other, Ivan Cepeda, an ally of Colombia's first left-wing government. The election will determine whether the country takes a radical turn or stays its current course — against a backdrop of rising violence between armed groups competing for power. According to France 24, voting is happening right now.

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