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The 95-year-old founder was detained as authorities investigate claims that followers were recruited into a political party to sway elections.
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The 95-year-old founder was detained as authorities investigate claims that followers were recruited into a political party to sway elections.

Ivan Cepeda concedes to Trump-endorsed outsider Abelardo de la Espriella after a runoff signalling a sharp political shift.

A leftist heir to Gustavo Petro faces a self-styled hardline outsider in a 21 June second round that could reset Bogotá's ties with Washington and its approach to security.

The government's flagship democracy legislation, lowering the voting age and reshaping party funding rules, has been carried over into the new session.

More than 50 million people were registered to vote as Ethiopia held national elections, though polling did not take place in conflict-hit Tigray and parts of Amhara.