The left’s Iván Cepeda, the right’s Abelardo de la Espriella, and the center-right’s Paloma Valencia are battling to win the May 31 election.

Voters shook up the political landscape, setting up a runoff between right-wing firebrand Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda.

From fraud claims to a deflated centrist vote, find out about the May 31 presidential election ahead of what will be a left-right June 21 showdown.

"Si gana la izquierda en Colombia, esa decisión de aumentar el salario mínimo en más del 20 por ciento será histórica", dice el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

"Colombia tiene un récord excelente de organizar elecciones libres aun bajo condiciones subóptimas", dice el vicepresidente de AS/COA.

Follow the run-up to the June 21 runoff between far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda.

“De la Espriella has something that Cepeda also has ... popular fervor,” said the Bogotá-based analyst ahead of the May 31 presidential vote.