Colombia Edges Toward a Fraught Electoral Faceoff
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TL;DR
- Iván Cepeda, a Colombian presidential candidate, was leading in the polls.
- Some surveys suggested Cepeda could win in the first round.
- The right-wing opposition was split between multiple contenders.
- Cepeda had the full support of President Gustavo Petro's leftist movement.
- President Petro's popularity was on the rise.