The two men were separated by just a few percentage points with more than 97 percent of votes counted.
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By Carlos Vargas, Nelson Bocanegra and Luis Jaime Acosta, Reuters
Leftist senator Ivan Cepeda (left) and right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.
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