Trump-backed De la Espriella wins Colombia's presidential runoff: Preliminary results
- On Sunday, right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidential election with 49.66% of the vote, defeating Senator Ivan Cepeda. President Donald Trump's endorsed candidate pledged to crack down on crime and strengthen the economy.
- Regional political trends show a shift toward right-wing leadership, supported by the Trump administration's 'Shield of the Americas' initiative. This election follows conservative victories in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Bolivia, and Ecuador.
- Citing irregularities, Senator Ivan Cepeda's campaign is challenging results from approximately 33,000 of the 122,000 ballot boxes. President Gustavo Petro claimed some polling stations were 'compromised,' though he provided no evidence.
- Addressing supporters in Barranquilla, de la Espriella promised to govern 'for all Colombians' while maintaining a 23 per cent minimum wage increase. His Defenders of the Homeland party declared 'historic support.'
- The president-elect faces significant challenges, including high public debt and over 60 years of conflict involving leftist guerrillas and crime gangs. Supporters of Cepeda have expressed fears that aggressive rhetoric could plunge the country back into active conflict.
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The flamboyant, nationalist lawyer, millionaire, and Trump favorite has been elected president according to a quick initial count.
US President Donald Trump congratulated right-wing politician Abelardo de la Espriella on his victory in Colombia's presidential election even before the official final results were announced.
The ultra-rightist Abelardo de la Espriella defeated leftist Ivan Cepeda in the second presidential round. The adjusted result confirms a deep division in the electorate and anticipates serious challenges of governance. The official difference was just 250,830 votes, equivalent to 0.96% of the total according to the pre-count. Results of the presidential elections and the political turn Abelardo de la Espriella consolidated his electoral victory…
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BOGOTA, Colombia — Eccentric, ostentatious and artistic, Abelardo de la Espriella is also a political neophyte who is poised to become Colombia’s next president after leaning into everything that makes him different from the conventional politician to win people’s support. The businessman and lawyer, whose ventures include a clothing line, wine and rum brands, and a restaurant, earned U.S. President Donald Trump’s endorsement despite never havin…
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Abelardo de la Espriella on June 21, 2026. (Photo by Cristian Acosta/Anadolu via Getty Images.)On Sunday, Abelardo de la Espriella won the second round of Colombia’s presidential election. A lawyer and businessman who founded his political party—Defenders of the Homeland—two years ago, he defeated the incumbent left-wing president Gustavo Petro’s handpicked candidate, Senator Iván Cepeda, by a razor-thin margin: just under one percent of the vot…
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