Anti-FARC conservative wins as Colombia presidential vote faces runoff

A 41-year-old senator, Duque will face his leftist rival, former guerrilla Gustavo Petro, in the run-off on June 17. With most of the vote counted, Duque had polled 39.7 per cent of the votes, compared to Petro’s 24.8 per cent. Petro beat off a late challenge from former Medellin mayor Sergio Fajardo to narrowly take … Read more