De la Espriella leads Colombia's runoff with contained triumphalism as Cepeda hopes for a late surge
Maria Sandu
x Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella heads into Colombia's presidential runoff, set for this Sunday, June 21, as the favorite, though with contained triumphalism, while left-wing senator Iván Cepeda trusts that a late push can still overturn the result. Both campaigns sense the election is closer than the polls reflect. Most surveys give De la Espriella a lead —an AtlasIntel poll for Semana magazine put him at 52.2% against Cepeda's 44.5%— in line with his victory in the first round
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