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Who is Ivan Cepeda, left-wing candidate in Colombia's presidential elections?

Who is Ivan Cepeda, left-wing candidate in Colombia's presidential elections?
France 24 Sunday 21 June 2026, 09:52 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Who is Ivan Cepeda, left-wing candidate in Colombia's presidential elections? Americas Issued on: Share Colombians are heading to the polls this Sunday for the second round of the presidential election. Up against the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella, the left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda is the political heir to outgoing president Gustavo Petro. Report by Rodrigo Sedano and Aitor Chavarri, narrated by Juliette Brown.
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