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<p>Just a few hours before the closing of the polls in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, the process is developing normally, except for some reports of delays in voting at polling stations located in the interior of the South American country.</p>

Polls have pointed to leftist candidate Gustavo Petro winning big, but not necessarily enough to avoid a second round. A win for the ex-guerrilla would mark a substantial shift in Colombia's political tradition.

<p>"We cannot continue where we are going. There is a social explosion, a deep social crisis... Never in my life have I seen Colombia as it is today," the former mayor of Medellin pointed out.</p>

<p>Just a few hours before the closing of the polls in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections, the process is developing normally, except for some reports of delays in voting at polling stations located in the interior of the South American country.</p>

Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro was leading in polls and well on his way to become Colombia’s next president.

Colombians go to the polls Sunday to choose a new President in an election that is polarized by left and right.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Fabian Espinel last year helped organize roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government plans to increase taxes on lower income Colombians. Now, as

Senator Gustavo Petro is one of Colombia's most prominent leftist politicians, and both feared and loathed by the country's traditional political forces.

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Last year, Fabian Espinel helped organize roadblocks where young people protested against police violence and government plans to increase taxes on lower income Colombians.

Colombians go to the polls Sunday in a deeply polarized election that could see a leftist -- and ex-guerrilla -- become president for the first time in the history of the violence- and inequality-plagued…