Colombia held a presidential runoff election yesterday. According to France 24, preliminary results from the national electoral authority declare far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella the president-elect. However, left-wing rival Iván Cepeda's campaign says those preliminary results have no binding value and plans to contest the outcome at thirty-three thousand polling stations during the official count. The closely contested race underscores deep political divisions within Colombia.

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