• Left-wing senator backed by Petro, Ivan Cepeda leads polls with pledge to hold talks with armed groups • Hard-right lawyer...

Senator Ivan Cepeda is leading two right-wing rivals in the first round of an election dominated by security concerns.

El favorito en las encuestas es el candidato oficialista Iván Cepeda. Pero se prevé una segunda vuelta con el candidato de ultraderecha Abelardo De la Espriella.