COLOMBIA · ELECTIONS
Key Facts
—The surge: far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has overtaken Paloma Valencia as the strongest opposition candidate in the final stretch.
—The shift: late polls put him in a statistical tie with leftist Iván Cepeda for first place, after he trailed badly a month ago.
—The runoff: some firms now show him beating Cepeda on June 21; others still give Cepeda the edge.













