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      <text>Colombians vote in the second round to determine the presidency, choosing between the conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and the progressive Historic Pact candidate Iván Cepeda. </text>
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      <text>Colombians vote in the second round to determine the presidency. The conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and the progressive Historic Pact candidate Iván Cepeda are running against the other. </text>
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    <text>Colombians vote in the second round to determine the presidency, choosing between the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and the left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda. </text>
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    <text>An investigatory commission in the Chamber of Representatives proposes to suspend the powers of Colombian president Gustavo Petro until election day on 21 June 2026. </text>
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    <text>A court in Bogotá, Colombia, orders presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella to stop using Colombia's national football jersey as a campaign symbol following a legal challenge filed during the country's presidential runoff campaign. </text>
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      <text>Former mayor of Cubarral, Colombia, and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. </text>
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      <text>Former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. </text>
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    <text>In Colombia, Rogers Devia, the former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, is shot and killed alongside one of his staffers in a rural area near the city. </text>
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    <text>A SATENA Beechcraft 1900 crashes near Cúcuta in North Santander, Colombia, killing all 15 people on board. </text>
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    <text>Twenty-five miners are trapped about 80 m underground after a gold mine collapses in Segovia, Antioquia, Colombia, with authorities confirming contact, stable health conditions, and ongoing rescue operations. </text>
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    <text>A police officer is killed and four others are injured in an attack on a police station in Cauca, Colombia, by FARC dissidents, prompting military deployment to restore order. </text>
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      <text>Colombian Senator and precandidate in the 2026 presidential election Miguel Uribe Turbay is shot during a campaign event in Bogotá, leaving him in serious condition. </text>
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    <text>Colombian senator and pre-candidate in the 2026 presidential election Miguel Uribe Turbay is shot during a campaign event in Bogotá, leaving him in serious condition. Police arrest a 15-year-old suspect at the scene. He died from his injuries while hospitalized two months later on August 11. </text>
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  <text>Abelardo de la Espriella is declared president-elect of Colombia by the National Electoral Council. </text>
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