Colombia votes in presidential election pitting Petro allies against pro-Trump candidates

Now, they must decide whether to continue with Petro’s leftist push — or restore the political right to power.

More than 41.4 million registered voters were eligible to cast ballots from among the presidential and vice-presidential tickets on the ballot.

Millions in Colombia will head to the polls on Sunday to cast their vote in a high-stakes presidential election that is expected to result in a runoff between two strikingly different candidates.

The election is being held after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump over a number of issues including drug trafficking and American intervention in the region.