Far-right candidate De la Espriella wins first round of Colombia's presidential election; runoff set for June 21 amid fraud allegations
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Carlos Pérez Palomino
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Summary
Colombia's presidential election has resulted in a deeply divided outcome, with far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella winning the first round with approximately 44% of the vote, followed closely by leftist candidate Iván Cepeda with around 41%. The election is headed to a runoff on June 21. Controversy has emerged as both Cepeda and outgoing President Gustavo Petro have refused to recognize the preliminary vote count, citing irregularities and demanding that official judicial scrutiny be completed before accepting the results.
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Tanto Cepeda como el presidente saliente, Gustavo Petro, dijeron 'no reconocer el preconteo' que les daba como segunda opción
denunciaron irregularidades durante la jornada y pidieron esperar a que la Justicia...
El candidato de izquierda, Iván Cepeda, acepta que habrá segunda vuelta el 21 de junio, pero denuncia irregularidades
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