(Corrects spelling of de la Espriella’s name in first paragraph) By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Colombian right wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella is poised to compete in a runoff in the country’s presidential race against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday, after no candidate […]
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(Corrects spelling of de la Espriella’s name in first paragraph)
By Julia Symmes Cobb
BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Colombian right wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella is poised to compete in a runoff in the country’s presidential race against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday, after no candidate reached the more than 50% support needed to avoid a second round with a majority of votes counted.
De la Espriella and Cepeda were running extremely close in tallies, with the right wing lawyer notching 44.2% support and the long-time senator and activist 41%.
(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb)