Colombia right wing candidate De La Espriella, leftist Cepeda poised to head to run-off

By Julia Symmes Cobb

BOGOTA, May 31 (Reuters) – Colombian right ​wing outsider ‌Abelardo de la Espreilla is poised to compete in a runoff ‌in ​the ⁠country’s presidential race ⁠against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, data from the country’s national ​registry office showed on ⁠Sunday, after ⁠no candidate reached ​the more than ​50% support needed to ‌avoid a second round with a majority of ⁠votes counted.

De La Espriella and Cepeda were ⁠running ‌extremely close in ⁠tallies, with ​the ‌right wing lawyer ​notching ⁠44.2% support and the long-time senator and activist 41%.

(Reporting by Julia Symmes ​Cobb)