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POLITICSJun 21 · 21:13 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMITerrell Forney, Andrea Torres

Historic day for Colombians: Polls close after polarized runoff to elect 48th president

Colombians voted in a polarized runoff election for the 48th president between left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda and right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Polls closed after voting in over 250 diaspora precincts, including locations in South Florida, with Donald Trump endorsing De La Espriella and President Gustavo Petro endorsing Cepeda. The first round on May 31 saw De La Espriella with 43.73% and Cepeda with 40.91%.

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