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Colombia shifts right: Cepeda concedes, De la Espriella takes the presidency in closest runoff on record
Three days after the tightest presidential runoff in Colombian history, left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda conceded to right-wing rival Abelardo de la Espriella, ending 12 years of centre-left governance and resetting the country's trade, security and extractive-industries posture.

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