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First Round Of The Colombian Presidential Elections.

People line up to vote at the San Lucas school in the Kennedy neighborhood of Bogota, Colombia, on May 31, 2026, during the first round of the Colombian presidential elections. Ivan Cepeda receives 40.9% of the vote, totaling 9,688,361, while Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Homeland party receives 43.7% of the vote, totaling 10,361,499. They will face each other in the second and final round of the presidential elections on June 21. (Photo by Robert Bonet/NurPhoto)