Hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote

Hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff with 49.67% of the vote, defeating left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda who had 48.69%. De la Espriella, a US-backed lawyer, promised to wage war on drug-running guerrilla groups. Security dominated the campaign, marred by guerrilla attacks and the murder of a conservative candidate. De la Espriella has Trump's endorsement. Cepeda appealed to progressives and the poor. Trump suggested uncertainty in ties if Cepeda won.

Hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff with 49.67% of the vote, defeating left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda who had 48.69%. De la Espriella, a US-backed lawyer, promised to wage war on drug-running guerrilla groups. Security dominated the campaign, marred by guerrilla attacks and the murder of a conservative candidate. De la Espriella has Trump's endorsement. Cepeda appealed to progressives and the poor. Trump suggested uncertainty in ties if Cepeda won.

Hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff with 49.67% of the vote, defeating left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda who had 48.69%. De la Espriella, a US-backed lawyer, promised to wage war on drug-running guerrilla groups. Security dominated the campaign, marred by guerrilla attacks and the murder of a conservative candidate. De la Espriella has Trump's endorsement. Cepeda appealed to progressives and the poor. Trump suggested uncertainty in ties if Cepeda won.

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