Abelardo de la Espriella

Right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella has won Colombia's presidential runoff, narrowly defeating leftist Iván Cepeda by a margin of 250,000 votes. Securing 49.7% of the vote against Cepeda's 48.7%, the president-elect…

Colombia's presidential election is heading to a June 21 runoff after neither leading candidate secured an absolute majority in Sunday's vote. Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella led the first round with 43.7% of the…