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Trump-backed lawyer wins Colombia presidency in tight race

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Abelardo de la Espriella, a lawyer backed by Donald Trump, has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election. He secured 49.65% of the vote, defeating his rival Iván Cepeda Castro who garnered 48.70%. De la Espriella's platform focused on combating drug-running guerrilla groups, signaling a significant shift to the right for the country. Cepeda has requested a ballot-by-ballot review of the results. AI

RANK_REASON Election results for a national presidency. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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Trump-backed lawyer wins Colombia presidency in tight race

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Trump-backed candidate wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote

    A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s presidential run-off on Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups. With more than 99 per cent of polling centres reporting, A…

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