Al Mayadeen English: In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will...

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In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate Senator Iván Cepeda in a June runoff election to decide Colombia’s presidency

With more than 99% of the votes counted in Sunday’s first round of the presidential election, de la Espriella won the most ballots with 43.73% of the vote, falling short of the absolute majority required to win outright in the contest.

Cepeda, representing the left-wing Historic Pact coalition, was in second place with 40.91%. The first-round vote left Democratic Center candidate Paloma Valencia trailing well behind with 6.92%, according to preliminary results released by the National Civil Registry.

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