By Julia Symmes Cobb BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Right wing Colombian outsider Abelardo De La Espriella is slightly leading an early vote count in the country’s presidential race, notching 43.6% support with about a fifth of ballot boxes counted, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday. Behind De La Espriella with […]
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Colombia right winger De La Espriella nearly tied with leftist Cepeda in presidential vote
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By Julia Symmes Cobb
BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Right wing Colombian outsider Abelardo De La Espriella is slightly leading an early vote count in the country’s presidential race, notching 43.6% support with about a fifth of ballot boxes counted, data from the country’s national registry office showed on Sunday.
Behind De La Espriella with 42.1% was leftist senator Ivan Cepeda.
(Reporting by Julia Symmes Cobb)