Colombians vote to choose Petro’s successor as violence rises (opens in new tab)

Colombians voted Sunday in the first round of a presidential election to choose a successor to President Gustavo Petro, whom the constitution bars from seeking an immediate second term. About 41.4 million citizens are eligible to vote, including Colombians abroad, and a June 21 runoff is scheduled if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote. The main contenders are Iván Cepeda, the left-wing Pacto Histórico senator backed by Petro’s governing movement; Abelardo De La Espriella, a right-win...