Ultra De la Espriella wins elections in Colombia by a narrow margin

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Only 250,000 votes. That's what separated the winner from his main rival, the left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, in the second round of the presidential elections held this Sunday in Colombia. Abelardo de la Espriella, a controversial criminal lawyer who favors following the ultra policies of countries like El Salvador or Argentina, will be the new Colombian president, confirming the radical shift that, election after election, is being drawn in America. However, the narrow margin of victory (49.6% of the votes to Cepeda's 48.7%) portends uncertain days for the country, as the results are not yet official and the final scrutiny, which may still take time to arrive, will have to be awaited. The official candidate, Ivan Cepeda, acknowledged De la Espriella's victory this Sunday, but at the same time stated that it will be necessary to wait and that Sunday's figures "are not binding data." President Petro himself, who supported Cepeda, has asked for "calm" from the citizenry and stated that "no one can proclaim themselves president".