Pro-Trump Candidate Pulls Ahead In Colombia Presidential Vote As Ruling Party Sows Doubt In Results

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With no candidate taking an outright majority of the vote, the election will head to a second round in June. BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Tough-on-crime outsider Abelardo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of voting Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro who questioned the results of the election. With no candidate taking an outright majority of the vote, the election will head to a