Early escrutinio stages confirm Colombia's preliminary result with 99.997% coincidence

Colombia's National Registry reported on Tuesday that there is a 99.997% coincidence between the preliminary results of Sunday's presidential runoff, which gave the victory to Abelardo de la Espriella, and the municipal counts, one of the stages of the process that will lead to the official declaration of the new president.

"The preliminary count coincides with the judges' tally by 99.997%," the body said in a statement. ...