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Cepeda, de la Espriella advance in Colombia’s presidential election
Cepeda, de la Espriella advance in Colombia’s presidential election The left-wing senator and far-right newcomer will face each other in a runoff on June 21, with security a top issue. Far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the runoff for Colombia’s presidential election next month. As polls closed on Sunday, the two candidates surged ahead in the vote tally, quickly extinguishing the hopes of right-wing Senator Paloma Valencia, a former...
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Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
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Colombia’s outgoing president sowed doubt Sunday about his country’s elections, which showed his preferred candidate, Iván Cepeda, headed to a runoff next month against right-wing opponent Abelardo de la Espriella. Neither candidate had more than 50% of the vote in the first round of the election Sunday. With more than 99% of votes tallied, de la Espriella — running as a candidate for Defensores de la Patria, a party he founded — was leading with more than 43% of the vote.
Trump ally and leftist candidate head for runoff in Colombia's presidential election
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