Colombia vote tests leftist rule as violence surges

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential election overshadowed by a surge in violence, facing a stark choice between extending four years of leftist rule or shifting sharply right. Barred from re-election, President Gustavo Petro leaves office after a turbulent term marked by car bombs, explosive drones and the assassination of a presidential candidate. But joblessness has fallen and wages have risen, and polls show Petro's protege, leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda, 63