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Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor

Colombians head to the polls to choose President Gustavo Petro’s successor The contest is largely a three-horse race between a left-wing senator, a businessman and a right-wing lawmaker. Polls have opened in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election, in which a left-wing lawmaker, an independent businessman and a right-wing senator are vying to succeed President Gustavo Petro. Government-allied Senator Ivan Cepeda is currently leading in the polls.

How to handle armed groups? Colombians vote in presidential election

Colombians are heading to the polls Sunday. With current president Gustavo Petro stepping down, the search for his successor is seen as a referendum on his leftist social policies and response to growing violence in the country. Left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, who says he will continue pursuing peace accords with armed groups, is leading in the polls.

Colombian voters weigh economic reforms against right-wing crackdown

Colombians will cast ballots on Sunday in what is likely to be the first round of a presidential election, choosing between a leftist pledging to expand reforms begun by the current government, an ‌independent businessman promising a security crackdown and a right-wing senator seeking to become the country’s first female leader. Leftist Ivan Cepeda, a 63-year-old senator, is leading opinion polls, but looks likely to fall well short of the 50 per cent-plus support needed to avoid a June...

Right-wing outsider wins Colombian election first round

Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-winger Ivan Cepeda in Colombian presidential run-off in three weeks. The two offer strikingly different visions of how to tackle Colombia's challenges, including violence and drug crime. Also: France and Germany have condemned Israel's deepest incursion into southern Lebanon in a quarter of a century.

U.S. Judge Reverses Decision on Colombian Woman Deported to Congo

A hotel in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, housing deportees from the United States in April.

Colombian Bonds Surge as Right-Wing Outsider Moves Into Runoff

Abelardo de la Espriella, presidential candidate for the Defenders of the Homeland party, during an election night rally in Barranquilla, Colombia, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Celebrity lawyer De la Espriella unexpectedly topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential vote, as Latin America heads into another highly polarized election.

U.S. Was Asked to Blacklist Colombian Cartel Gold. It Was Also Buying It.

Pedro Sánchez, center, Colombia’s defense minister, visiting an illegal mining operation in and around a military base last month.

Ecuador accused of meddling in Colombian election with tariff vow

Ecuadorian leader Daniel Noboa offers to cancel tariffs after speaking to a right-wing presidential candidate ahead of Sunday's vote.

Colombians to vote in high-stakes test of President Gustavo Petro’s agenda

U.S. Was Asked to Blacklist Colombian Cartel Gold. It Was Also Buying It.

Pedro Sánchez, center, Colombia’s defense minister, visiting an illegal mining operation in and around a military base last month.