A voter marks his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Santander de Quilichao, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombians are casting ballots in a closely fought presidential runoff Sunday between a progressive and a conservative outsider. Business owner Abelardo de la Espriella and Sen. Iván Cepeda seek the presidency.
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Presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition arrives to vote during the runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A voter wearing a “Make Colombia Great Again” cap waits in line during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026.(AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement and his wife Ana Lucia Pineda gesture after voting during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. ( (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)A voter has her ID checked before voting in the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)People sit waiting for their turn to vote at a school serving as a polling station during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)A police officer walks through Bolivar Square before polls open for the runoff election in downtown Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A supporter shows a phone case decorated with a sticker of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition at the polling station where he voted during the runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)A supporter carries a poster of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition after accompanying him to vote in the runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Colombian President Gustavo Petro shows a ballot during the runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Election officials wait for voters during the runoff presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)Voters line up during the runoff presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)Voters line up at a polling station during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)A voter wearing a national soccer team jersey waits for his turn to cast his ballot during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
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