Trump-backed candidate 'The Tiger' wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote (opens original article in a new tab)

Trump-backed candidate 'The Tiger' wins razor-tight Colombia presidential vote. BOGOTÁ: A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard to the right on a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.

• Trump-backed candidate 'The Tiger' narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff
• Candidate is a US-backed lawyer with no public office experience
• Win shifts Colombia's politics to the right by promising war against drug-running guerrilla groups