# Colombia goes to the polls to elect new president

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-05-31T13:14:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn0v09d3gh
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There's tight security in parts of Colombia as polls open for today's presidential election with a human rights activist and a far-right populist nicknamed “the Tiger” among the frontrunners. We'll have the latest from Bogota. Also on the programme: Israel says it's moving further into southern Lebanon as its war against Hezbollah intensifies; and a Georgian wine cellar once owned by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin has officially been unsealed. (Photo: Workers stick campaign posters of the Historic Pact (Pacto Historico) on the day of the presidential election in Corinto, Colombia on May 31. Credit: Reuters)

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