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Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro casts his vote in the capital Bogota as he faces millionaire businessman Rodolfo Hernandez in Colombia's presidential election runoff. IMAGES
Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro votes in Colombia's presidential election. Opinion polls show that many Colombians are pinning their hopes on Petro, an ex-guerrilla and former mayor of Bogota, to address poverty, rural violence, urban crime and endemic corruption. IMAGES
Colombian leftist Gustavo Petro came out on top in the first round of the Andean country's presidential election on Sunday (May 29) and will face a surprise contender - businessman Rodolfo Hernandez - in a second round on June 19.
Candidate Federico Gutierrez, a former mayor of second city Medellin who represents an alliance of right-wing parties, casts his vote in the first round of Colombia's presidential election. IMAGES
Outgoing president Ivan Duque casts his vote as Colombians head to the polls in a first round of presidential elections with a leftist poised for victory for the first time ever, as voters clamor for "change."