Colombia's presidential election: A rattled country looks left, but will voters make historic pivot?
CNN
Colombians are heading back to the polls on Sunday to elect their next president in a runoff vote.
No major reports of violence or unrest marred the first round of voting in South America's second largest country, which is going through one of its most turbulent times in its modern history.
Six candidates contended for Colombia's highest post in May after campaigning on how to fix a country plagued by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, social unrest and a deteriorating security situation.
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