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Whoever wins Colombia's presidency will face a divided congress and likely street protests, which will complicate efforts to carry out badly-needed fiscal and social reforms, analysts and politicians said.

Over two thirds of young Colombians say their lives have got worse over the past year, which saw a fierce crackdown on anti-government protests in a country still recovering from five decades of conflict. Six years after the peace deal with the FARC rebels, many young people are backing the…

Leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla fighter promising to "democratize" Colombia's economy, is polling nearly double the support of his closest rival, center-right Federico Gutierrez, and would beat him in a runoff.

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Colombia's government will provide left-wing presidential candidate Gustavo Petro with extra security after he canceled part of his campaign tour amid reports of a threat to kill him, Interior Minister Daniel Palacios said on Tuesday.

The son of a dictator and a former guerrilla could be future presidents.

Gustavo Petro, the leftist front-runner in Colombia's presidential election, on Monday canceled events in the country's coffee region because of what his office said was a plot by a crime gang to attack him.

The leftist former mayor of Bogota, Gustavo Petro, remains the front-runner in Colombia's May 29 presidential election, while center-right candidate Federico Gutierrez has vaulted into second place, according to a poll released on Friday by Invamer.

Colombia's Liberal Party, which won more seats than any other in the lower house and the third most seats in the Senate in recent legislative elections, on Wednesday threw its weight behind center-right presidential candidate Federico Gutierrez.