A polarized Colombia gave conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella a razor-thin lead in a runoff election that will be challenged in the coming days by the ruling party\u2019s progressive candidate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
De la Espriella, a business owner and lawyer who earned U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsement despite never having run for office, led progressive lawmaker Iv\u00e1n Cepeda taking 49.7% of the votes, with 99.9% of results released by electoral authorities. Cepeda, Petro\u2019s ally, earned 48.7% support. Election officials have not formally announced a winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A victory by de la Espriella is expected to usher in policies that will reverse the agenda of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, including a controversial plan to hold parallel peace negotiations with illegal armed groups. Petro\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9, lawmaker Ivan Cepeda, had pledged to push forward that strategy and other social reforms if he won Sunday\u2019s vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The election was colored by people\u2019s fears of a\u00a0renewed internal conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI will govern for all Colombians,\u201d de la Espriella, nicknamed \u201cThe Tiger,\u201d told thousands of supporters as he stood behind bulletproof glass in the northern city of Barranquilla on Sunday night. But his conciliatory tone changed as he spoke.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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