Colombia Runoff Election Set for June 21 Colombian politics is headed for a high-stakes showdown as Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing outsider, faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a runoff election scheduled for June 21. The first round left voters sharply divided, with de la Espriella securing 43.7 percent of the vote and Cepeda just under 41 percent. Both candidates now gear up for a final contest tha
Colombia Runoff Election Set for June 21 Colombian politics is headed for a high-stakes showdown as Abelardo de la Espriella, a right-wing outsider, faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a runoff election scheduled for June 21. The first round left voters sharply divided, with de la Espriella securing 43.7 percent of the vote and Cepeda just under 41 percent. Both candidates now gear up for a final contest tha