Colombia has elected a new president, and the result has the potential to transform the country for the long term. According to preliminary results, far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has won the presidential runoff  by a narrow margin with 49.66% of the vote, edging out the left-wing ruling party candidate Ivan Cepeda, who received 48.7%.  The margin of about 250,000 votes is the narrowest in the history of Colombian presidential elections. De la Espriella, a 47-year-old lawyer,