Colombia election results are in: conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella wins the presidential runoff with 49.65 percent against leftist Ivan Cepeda's 48.70 percent, a margin of under 250,000 votes. Trump called to congratulate him. Rubio said Colombia's best days are ahead. Latin America's conservative wave keeps growing.
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Colombia's first round delivered a shock result — De la Espriella crushed polls with 43.73%. Cepeda finished second with 40.91%. The Colombia runoff election is set for June 21. Paloma Valencia immediately endorsed De la Espriella, uniting the right. Two radically different visions for Colombia's future now head to a decisive second round.
