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Colombia’s preliminary vote count showing De La Espriella’s narrow victory is ‘accurate,’ registrar says
Colombia's national registrar confirmed the accuracy of the preliminary vote count in the presidential runoff election, showing Abelardo De La Espriella leading Iván Cepeda by 250,830 votes. De La Espriella received 49.66% of votes (12,959,542) compared to Cepeda's 48.7% (12,708,712), with 99.99% of polling stations reporting. U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed De La Espriella, while Colombian President Gustavo Petro supported Cepeda.
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