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High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator

Voters in Colombia will elect a new president between hard-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, backed by the White House, and leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. The election will determine the future of Colombia's peace process and its relationship with Washington.

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