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Colombia's presidential election is heading to a pivotal runoff between two political outsiders: a former guerilla fighter turned senator who could become the country's first left-wing president, and a 77-year-old right-wing populist TikTok star.
It's a critical time for the country, six years after a historic peace deal that was supposed to end 50 years of civil war.
But instead of promised peace and a new future, Colombians have faced extreme income inequality, resurgent cocaine cartels and new militias taking up arms and causing bloodshed. With stark choices and real consequences, where does Colombia go from here?
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Former Colombian FARC leaders admit to kidnapping and other crimes FARC news Bogota Colombia – Eight former commanders of the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) rebel group have admitted to making kidnapping allegations in the transitional justice court on Friday over their humanitarian policy and other crimes against humanity. Former leaders issued a joint statement stating that they fully accept the allegations against them to try the Special Peace Jurisdiction (JEP) courts created under the transitional justice system war crimes within the ongoing peace process. “As we have repeatedly stated, our kidnapping policies are justifiable,” the former insurgents told reporters on Friday. ....