Colombians voted in a presidential runoff election on Sunday, and according to preliminary results, a White House-backed conservative looks poised to win.
With nearly 90% of ballot boxes counted, hard-right Abelardo de la Espriella garnered 50.5% of the vote, according to data from the national registry office.
Leftist rival Ivan Cepeda was around 427,000 votes off the pace with 48.25% of votes going his way.Paramilitary past hangs over Colombia's runoff electionTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
Who are the frontrunners
Abelardo de la Espriella has often portrayed himself as a tough crime fighter and has also spoken in support of US President Donald Trump.
