RCI : De la Espriella’s law-and-order platform wins Colombia vote after earning Trump’s support

RCI / Cody Weddle (new window) · CBC News « The Tiger »

Abelardo de la Espriella, a criminal defence attorney with no prior political experience and an eccentric public persona, is on track to win Colombia’s presidential elections Sunday night by a thin margin.

The 47-year-old De la Espriella led his rival, Sen. Ivan Cepeda, 63, by just under one per cent of the vote, or just over 250,000 votes with 99.9 per cent of votes counted.  Election authorities have not officially declared a winner. …

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