Based on the initial ballot count, Colombians have a new president. But the result is contested.

The deeply polarized country appears to have elected political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella by less than one percent of the runoff vote.
De la Espriella, a lawyer endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, campaigned on law and order at a time when many Colombians feared the resurgence of civil armed conflict.

CGTN's Michelle Begue has more from Bogota.

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