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Colombia election: Hard-right candidate poised to win in early results
Key takeaways
- Right-wing presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has won more than 50% of the Colombians' votes, according to preliminary results.
- With nearly 90% of ballot boxes counted, hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella garnered 50.5% of the vote, according to data from the national registry office.
- Leftist rival Ivan Cepeda was around 427,000 votes off the pace with 48.25% of votes going his way.
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Right-wing presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, has won more than 50% of the Colombians' votes, according to preliminary results.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fo Tm Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is in the lead Image: Cristian Acosta/Anadolu/picture alliance Advertisement Colombians voted in a presidential runoff election on Sunday, and according to preliminary results, a White House-backed conservative looks poised to win.
With nearly 90% of ballot boxes counted, hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella garnered 50.5% of the vote, according to data from the national registry office.
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