Hernán Penagos

Colombia presidential election heads to runoff as far-right De la Espriella stuns leftist Cepeda in first round

Far-right millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia's presidential election, edging out leftist senator Iván Cepeda and setting up a high-stakes runoff on June 21 that will decide the successor to President Gustavo Petro.