Right-wing politician Abelardo de la Espriella, who received the support of US President Donald Trump, will become the president of Colombia after election authorities announced that he won the country's presidential election, which was held on Sunday.
Leftist senator Iván Cepeda admitted his defeat in the election on Wednesday, which he lost by one percentage point.
The election victory for businessman and lawyer de la Espriella was secured by a margin of almost 251,000 votes.
