Politics · Colombia
Key Facts
—The result. The right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidency by about a point, taking office on August 7.
—The capital. Bogotá, the biggest hub for foreign professionals, voted for his leftist rival Iván Cepeda.
—The coast. Cartagena, Santa Marta, Barranquilla and Cali all leaned to Cepeda too.












