Abelardo de los angeles Espriella Wins Colombian Presidential Election

Abelardo de los angeles Espriella Wins Colombian Presidential Election

Bogota, June 22 (QNA) – Abelardo de los angeles Esperilla, the candidate of the right-wing conservative motion, received the second one spherical of the Colombian presidential election after 99.7 p.c of the votes had been counted.The Colombian Nationwide Electoral Council mentioned that de los angeles Esperilla gained 49.65 p.c of the vote. His opponent, Ivan Cepeda, the candidate of the ruling left-wing Ancient Pact coalition, gained 48.7 p.c.Presidential elections in Colombia are held in two rounds if no candidate secures an absolute majority within the first spherical. The second one spherical happened amidst sharp political polarization between the ruling left-wing coalition and conservative and right-wing forces.Abelardo de los angeles Esperilla represents the right-wing conservative motion “Defenders of the Homeland,” whilst Ivan Cepeda ran because the candidate of the ruling left-wing “Historical Pact” coalition, which leads the present executive.The election campaigns concerned with safety, preventing arranged crime, the financial system, inflation and funding, in addition to problems with enforcing peace agreements and coping with armed teams and drug trafficking. (QNA)