Blood on the Ballot: Colombia's Election Season Turns Deadly The lead up to Colombia's May 31 presidential election has taken a deadly turn with two campaign staffers shot and killed by gunmen on motorcycles in the Meta Department.
The victims were working for Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing candidate vying for the top spot. This brazen attack is part of a string of violent incidents plaguing Colombia's election season.
The Meta Department has long been plagued by rebel activity and cocaine trafficking, with the 2016 peace accord with FARC guerrilla army yet to take hold.