Colombia's presidential runoff election will decide how the country continues to tackle drug trafficking

NPR | By John Otis

Published June 21, 2026 at 5:06 AM MST

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As Colombia's government makes modest gains in disarming guerrillas, voters head to a runoff where the frontrunner vows to abandon peace talks and escalate a hardline war on drug traffickers.

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