Bogotá, June 1, 2026 (AFP) - Pro-Trump lawyer, leftist senator launch Colombia runoff campaigns

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2026-06-01

A hard-right Donald Trump fan and a leftist senator on Monday threw themselves into campaigning for Colombia's presidential runoff, a day after leading a first-round vote dominated by drug-related guerrilla violence. Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was the surprise winner of Sunday's vote, garnering over 43 percent to 41 percent for the favorite, senator Ivan Cepeda. De la Espriella stormed from behind in recent weeks on a tough-on-cri......

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