ELECTIONS
Two become three in Colombia’s presidential race
Paloma Valencia has served as a senator since 2014. Photo: Colombian Senate
As we explained last month, Colombia’s presidential race had two clear frontrunners at the start of the year: the leftist Iván Cepeda, backed by outgoing President Gustavo Petro, and right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.
Cepeda got some good news from his first electoral test yesterday. The ruling Historic Pact coalition secured a record number of Senate seats in the legislative race, and no candidate won a solid vote tally in an alternative left-wing primary, making him the only truly competitive progressive nominee for the upcoming May 31 presidential race.
The story was quite different on the right…
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