Colombia elections pit peacemakers against those who want to eliminate armed groups

The South American country of Colombia is voting in its first round of presidential elections.

The race has candidates grappling with the question of how to consolidate peace, a decade after a historic agreement signed with FARC rebels.

Colombian voters will choose between two different paths to deal with armed groups.

Ivan Cepeda vows to push forward a total peace plan to negotiate deals with various armed groups.

Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia want to come down hard on what's seen as organised crime groups.

President Gustavo Petro's four-year term has seen armed groups grown increasingly stronger and are actively battling each other in strategic regions.