"We don't want to tear up the accord," Duque told supporters, attempting to play down fears he would overhaul the 2016 accord with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia that took years to negotiate. ———8 p.m.Leftist candidate Gustavo Petro, having eked out a spot in next month's runoff, promised to expand Colombia's middle class and respect his political opponents if elected president. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a contentious peace accord with the government in 2016 that led to the demobilization of thousands of guerrilla fighters. Rebels with the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia signed a contentious peace accord with the government in 2016. Front-runner conservative Ivan Duque is pledging to make "corrections" to aspects of the accord including to amnesty terms for former guerrillas.

Source: ABC News May 27, 2018 21:07 UTC