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  "path": "/2026/06/01/colombia-far-right-de-la-espriella-advances-first-to-runoff-as-petro-disowns-results?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_content=main&utm_campaign=rss",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-01T07:07:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella took first place in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections held on Sunday, in a result that contradicted all previous polls and immediately opened an institutional crisis. With 99% of polling stations counted in the preliminary tally, De la Espriella, of the Defensores de la Patria movement, reached 43.7% of the vote —some 10.3 million ballots—, while leftist senator Iván Cepeda, of the ruling Pacto Histórico, obtained 40.9% with 9,649,081 votes. The runoff will be held on 21 June and the inauguration is scheduled for 7 August.",
  "title": "Colombia: far-right De la Espriella advances first to runoff as Petro disowns results"
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