Abelardo de la Espriella received nearly 44 percent of the vote and Ivan Cepeda received about 41 percent in Colombia's first-round presidential election, advancing de la Espriella to a June 21 runoff according to preliminary official results reported by the Washington Examiner. Cepeda, a senator from Gustavo Petro's party, and Petro alleged manipulation of hundreds of thousands of votes by foreign actors. De la Espriella called for monitoring by the United States and democratic parties.