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Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff

Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer secures narrow majorityThe Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential runoff, defeating the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda.With 99.93% of ballots counted in the preliminary vote tally, De la Espriella had secured 12.95m votes, or 49.65%, just 247,686 more than Cepeda, who received 12.7m votes, or 48.7%. A further 1.6% of ballots were cast blank. Continue reading...

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