Two sides of a political chasm share one fear in Colombia’s presidential race: A return to the past
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Blanca Nubia Monroy poses with a photograph of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, , June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Blanca Nubia Monroy shows a tattoo with the name of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, Monday, June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)FILE - Freed hostage Sigifredo Lopez reunites with his family after his release from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, in Cali, Colombia, Feb. 5, 2009. Lopez was kidnapped in 2002 along with 11 fellow lawmakers and was the sole survivor after the others were killed in captivity. (AP Photo/Christian Escobar Mora, File)Police patrol past the headquarters of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, of the ruling Historic Pact coalition, in Bogota, Colombia, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)This combination of photos shows presidential candidates Abelardo de la Espriella, left, on May 6, 2026, and Ivn Cepeda, on Feb. 26, 2026, on the campaign trail ahead of elections in Colombia. (AP Photo)
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Blanca Nubia Monroy poses with a photograph of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, , June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)