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Colombia votes on peace

Colombia votes as a 14-candidate election tests voters' choice between peace talks and harder security crackdowns

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What happened
Colombia votes as a 14-candidate election tests voters' choice between peace talks and harder security crackdowns.
Why it matters
De la Espriella points to El Salvador's gang war, a model shadowed by abuse accusations.
Where it stands
If nobody reaches 50%, the top two candidates move into a June runoff.

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Brief text

Colombians are voting in a first-round presidential election shaped by a 14-candidate field, the future of Petro's peace policy, renewed political violence, and a likely June runoff if no candidate wins 50%.

  1. Frame 1Colombia votes as a 14-candidate election tests voters' choice between peace talks and harder security crackdowns.
  2. Frame 2Petro ally Ivan Cepeda leads polling by promising negotiations with Colombia's remaining rebel groups.
  3. Frame 3The contest comes 10 years after the FARC pact, as armed attacks and drone strikes return.
  4. Frame 4Conservative rivals Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia tout Trump ties and tougher crackdowns.
  5. Frame 5De la Espriella points to El Salvador's gang war, a model shadowed by abuse accusations.
  6. Frame 6If nobody reaches 50%, the top two candidates move into a June runoff.
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May 31, 8:09 AM EDT
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