Abelardo de la Espreilla

Colombia set for runoff vote after tight presidential poll

Colombia set for runoff vote after tight presidential poll May 31, 2026Early projections following the tight presidential vote in Colombia indicated outsider Abelardo de la Espreilla was commanding a razor-thin lead over leftist rival Ivan Cepeda. On Sunday evening, the country's electoral officials said de la Espreilla had 43% of the votes and Cepeda 42%, with half of the votes counted. Neither of them seems on track to clear the 50%-plus hurdle required to secure the presidential post,...