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Outcome of Colombia's presidential election could be a pivot point for Trump's war on drug trade
With coca production at record highs and U.S.-Colombia ties strained, a June 21 runoff between a Trump-aligned populist and a leftist could determine the future of the hemisphere's drug war.
The election comes after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Whether Abelardo de la Espriella or Iván Cepeda wins in June could have significant implications for U.S.-Colombia ties.
The candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face a senator from the left-wing party of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, in a June runoff.
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations.
The European Union's Electoral Observation Mission to Colombia has discarded President Gustavo's Petro's claims of fraud in Sunday's presidential election.
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Colombia's Trump-aligned presidential frontrunner faces scrutiny over transfers from Nicolas Maduro's alleged 'money man'
A new investigation cites records from a closed civil case in Florida showing more than $370,000 in transfers made in 2014 while De la Espriella was actively representing Saab as his lawyer