De La Espriella Gives a Victory Speech Vowing Unity as Cepeda Awaits the Final Tally
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CSP said to wait for the final count to congratulate those who win the presidency of Colombia, who dispute De la Espriella and Cepeda.
De la Espriella gives a victory speech vowing unity as Cepeda awaits the final tally
Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella delivered a victory speech on Sunday in Barranquilla, in which he proclaimed himself the winner of Colombia's presidential runoff according to the preliminary count and called for national unity, while the official tally remained under way and his rival, left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, conditioned recognition of the result on the definitive count.
The populist right-wing candidate has launched a message of reconciliation and unity in a very different tone from his campaign.He asks his rivals to "democratically" accept his victory.More information: Abelardo de la Espriella, 'El Tigre' who defended narcos and paramilitaries and who aspires to be the Trump of Colombia
The lawyer talked with U.S. Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar about her victory before climbing the stage in Barranquilla, where he will offer his first speech as president-elect
The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed that her country will wait for the vote to end in Colombia’s presidential elections before officially recognizing the winning candidate. “We will wait for the count to end and, as we always do in Mexico, we wait for the final count to arrive to wait to congratulate whoever wins,” said the Mexican president. Sheinbaum’s statement follows the election result that gave the right-wing Abelardo de…
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