Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia's presidential runoff: Preliminary results
De la Espriella led Cepeda by 49.7% to 48.7% in the preliminary count, while a manual tally and legal challenges continue.
- On Sunday, hardline populist Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidential election based on a preliminary 'quick count,' securing 49.7% of the vote against left-wing opponent Cepeda's 48.7%.
- Earlier this month, President Trump endorsed de la Espriella, aligning with United States strategy to cultivate right-wing coalitions across Latin America amid regional armed conflict intensifying in recent years.
- Espriella promised a sweeping military offensive on his first day, vowing to 'bomb all of the camps holding narco-terrorists' and build ten 'mega prisons' to intensify attacks on drug-smuggling operations.
- Outgoing President Gustavo Petro alleged irregularities in the preliminary count, declaring neither candidate could 'be proclaimed' until ratification, while ally Cepeda challenged results from around 33,000 ballot boxes.
- This victory reflects a rightward shift in Latin America, where far-right and center-right governments hold power in Argentina and Chile. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio posted that 'Colombia's best days are ahead.
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In the closest runoff election in Colombian history, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella celebrated his narrow victory over Iván Cepeda in the preliminary count released this Sunday by the National Registry and received congratulations from…
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Conservative outsider leads progressive rival in Colombia's presidential election, in photos
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella maintained a narrow lead as Colombia’s presidential runoff election count neared completion Sunday, following a campaign dominated by security concerns, political polarization and fears of renewed internal conflict.
The candidate supported by Donald Trump won with 49.7% of the vote, in front of left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda (48.7%). Colombia became the last Latin American country to pass to the right after Argentina, Chile or EcuadorThe anti-system lawyer supported by the United States, Abelardo de la Espriella, won the second round of the presidential election in Colombia on Sunday, making a country hit by the violence of armed groups to the right.The busi…
In Colombia, the presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, supported by US President Trump, has won the final election, according to the preliminary result.
A polarized Colombia turned out to vote like never before, and for the first time since the introduction of a runoff election, the close result remains uncertain. The preliminary count indicates, with numbers that are clear and unlikely to be reversed, that Abelardo de la Espriella is the winner. His rival, Iván Cepeda, acknowledged this preliminary result, but stated that a true concession would only be made after the official vote count.
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