The country has presidential candidates across the spectrum, say columnists Álvaro Forero Tascón and Adriana La Rotta. And that’s a sign of just how far the post-conflict democracy has come.

Recent legislative elections gave much-needed definition to a crowded field ahead of the May 27 first-round vote.

The March 11 vote—the first in the FARC post-conflict era—will have significant implications for the May presidential vote.