Voters in Colombia headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff that will determine whether the country continues its left-wing agenda or shifts to the right under a political outsider promising a tougher stance on crime.
After no candidate secured a majority in the first round in May, voters are choosing between leftist Senator Iván Cepeda and right-wing lawyer and businessman Abelardo De La Espriella.
Cepeda, 63, has pledged to continue the policies of President Gustavo Petro, including pension support for low-income citizens, labour reforms backed by trade unions, peace talks with armed groups and a moratorium on new oil exploration projects.
De La Espriella, 47, has proposed a sharply different agenda, promising to end negotiations with armed groups, launch a broad military offensive against them and expand Colombia’s oil and gas industry.