Colombia votes in divisive runoff

Colombia’s presidential election is heading into a runoff between two frontrunners from opposite ends of the political spectrum, while a peace process with Marxist rebels hangs in the balance

Iván Duque, 41      
Hardline conservative and former official of Washington-based InterAmerican Development Bank, vows to cut business taxes and support private enterprise

Ally of former President Álvaro Uribe, Duque wants to overhaul 2016 peace deal with FARC rebels by scrapping immunity for those convicted of crimes

Gustavo Petro, 58
Leftwinger and former mayor of Bogotá, pledges to overhaul Colombia’s orthodox economic policy and redistribute wealth from rich to poor
  
Former member of long-defunct M-19 guerrilla movement, Petro, along with three other losing candidates, is committed to peace process

RESULTS OF FIRST ROUND
39.1% Iván Duque  Grand Alliance for Colombia (7,569,693 votes)

25.1% Gustavo Petro List of Decency (4,851,254)

23.7% Sergio Fajardo Colombia Coalition (4,589,696) Left-leaning former mayor of Medellin has not endorsed either candidate for second round

7.3% Germán Vargas Lleras  Mejor Vargas Lleras (1,407,840)

Others 4.8%
  
Sources: Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), Reuters Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS