Colombia's Violence Divide

Colombia’s presidential race is boiling over as voters grapple with the nation’s violent past, pitting peace advocate Iván Cepeda against hardliner Abelardo de la Espriella. For Blanca Nubia Monroy, whose son was killed in a 2008 military operation, de la Espriella’s tough-on-crime platform evokes the horrors of the “false positives” scandal. Meanwhile, Sigifredo López, a former hostage who survived a guerrilla massacre, backs de la Espriella, believing only a strong state can stop the violence. Despite a 2016 peace deal, armed conflict persists, and the ELN’s temporary ceasefire offers little comfort as other groups remain silent. With trauma still raw and divisions deepening, Colombians fear history is repeating itself — and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e8e5e0202b2c7e78