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One built his fortune defending the accused; the other built his career avenging the dead. Both ask voters to trust their "professional" ties.

Front-runner Abelardo de la Espriella holds triple citizenship, and jurists are split on whether his US passport bars him from Colombia's presidency.

The ruling leaves the former president's brother, Santiago Uribe with an unappealable conviction for homicide and paramilitary-related crimes.

The runoff may decide Colombia’s next president, but neither finalist commands enough seats in Congress to govern alone. Both candidates would need broad coalitions to pass reforms and implement their legislative agendas.

Both the EU and OAS missions cleared Colombia's May 31 vote — but Petro keeps pushing fraud claims with no evidence as the June 21 runoff nears.

Fitch warns Colombia's fiscal gap requires a 4%-of-GDP adjustment — whoever wins the June 21 runoff faces the same uphill climb.

Colombia's runoff pits a pro-business outsider against a Bulgaria-educated neo-Marxist Petro ally — with petroleum, healthcare, and investment sectors watching closely.

Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia's first round with 43.7%; he faces leftist senator Iván Cepeda in a June 21 runoff.

Espriella, a far-right candidate has advanced to the presidential runoff with a viable path to victory, while Cepeda posted the strongest electoral result ever achieved by a left-wing candidate.

President Gustavo Petro has repeatedly been reported to Colombia’s House Investigation and Accusation Committee over social media posts that complainants argue improperly influence electoral politics despite legal restrictions on public officials.