The Guardian
UK · 2 hrs ago
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Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff
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Colombia's far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of the presidential election with 43.7% of the vote and will face leftwing-backed senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff election scheduled for three weeks later.
Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff
Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks
The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday and will face senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by leftwing president Gustavo Petro, in the runoff.
With 99.9% of ballots counted, the outsider and Donald Trump admirer Espriella secured 43.7% of the vote – just over 10.3m votes – compared with 40.9% (about 9.6m v
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