Colombia voted today in a high-stakes presidential runoff between two starkly different visions. Abelardo de la Espriella, a hard-line right-wing candidate, faced Ivan Cepeda, allied with Colombia's first left-wing government. Their election will determine whether the country maintains its current course or takes a sharp rightward turn—all amid resurging violence from armed groups competing for power. According to France 24, votes are now being counted as the nation awaits its direction.

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