Trump-backed political outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows

Ione Wells Barranquilla, Colombia BBCCrowds celebrated on the streets of Barranquilla. The right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in how the government will tackle the country's internal armed conflict and violence.

Espriella, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, has pledged a military crackdown on illegal armed groups, drug trafficking and crime.

He appeared to defeat the left-wing Iván Cepeda, a close ally of the president, Gustavo Petro.