With almost all the votes counted, Abelardo de la Espriella held 49.66% of the vote versus left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda’s 48.70%.

A closely contested presidential runoff in Colombia has resulted in a narrow victory for hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, who secured just under half of the vote in preliminary results, according to official electoral data. With nearly all ballots counted, de la Espriella led with around 49.