Trump-backed hardliner faces leftist senator as Colombia votes (opens in new tab)

Around 41 million voters are choosing between flamboyant hard-right White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and stoic left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda. Security dominated a fractious campaign that was marred by guerrilla bomb attacks, hundreds of threats against candidates and the murder of a leading conservative presidential hopeful. "I have to say, there is a certain fear," 59-year-old Alex Vizcaino told AFP, while voting in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla. "There are a lot of fa...