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Al Jazeera English • June 22, 2026 12:54

Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What’s next?

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Election results show Trump-endorsed millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins by razor-thin margin.

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Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

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Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

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Colombia’s De La Espriella claims victory on preliminary results

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Trump-backed de la Espriella wins razor-tight Colombian presidential election

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Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What’s next?

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02:45

Colombia’s De La Espriella claims victory on preliminary results

Right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has claimed victory in Colombia's presidential election.

09:38

Colombians to vote in presidential run-off pitting leftist against hardliner

Run-off election sees leftist Ivan Cepeda and far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella vying for the presidency.

16:04

How Ivan Cepeda emerged a frontrunner in Colombia’s presidential election

Critics say Cepeda, a soft-spoken senator, became a 'hero to the left' after he took on a right-wing president in court.

CNN Top Stories

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10:24

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin concedes election

Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday in the Nordic country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party (NCP) claimed victory in a tightly fought …

DW All

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00:59

Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

Right-wing presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, won 49.66% of the Colombians' votes, according to preliminary results.

DW Top

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00:59

Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

Right-wing presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, won 49.66% of the Colombians' votes, according to preliminary results.

Euronews

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07:55

French presidential frontrunner Jordan Bardella vows to win 2027 polls and shift course in the EU

Jordan Bardella, leader of France's far-right National Rally, said he would like to "put the Commission and the EU back at the service of the nations and no longer the …

Fox News

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10:00

Trump-backed 'El Tigre' looks to crush cartels, end Colombia's socialist era in pivotal election

Abelardo de la Espriella, known as El Tigre, rides voter frustration over crime and cartels in Colombia's high-stakes presidential runoff election.

France 24

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13:07

Trump-backed candidate wins Colombian election

A fiercely divided Colombia has chosen a new president in a razor-thin runoff that’s already sparking tension across the country. While some celebrate the victory of right-wing candidate Abelardo de …

06:15

Trump-backed de la Espriella wins razor-tight Colombian presidential election

Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right lawyer and businessman who earned US President Donald Trump's support, on Sunday won Colombia's presidential runoff with 49.7 percent of the vote, beating his …

20:23

Colombia: Abelardo de la Espriella elected president, Iván Cepeda calls for awaiting final count

According to preliminary results from Sunday's second round published by the national electoral authority, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella is Colombia's president-elect. His left-wing rival Iván Cepeda announced that …

13:27

Trump-backed de la Espriella or leftist Cepeda? Colombians elect a new president

Colombians are heading to the polls this Sunday to elect a new president. The frontrunner is Abelardo de la Esperiella. He has vowed to return to full-scale military confrontation with …

09:52

Who is Ivan Cepeda, left-wing candidate in Colombia's presidential elections?

Colombians are heading to the polls this Sunday for the second round of the presidential election. Up against the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella, the left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda is …

09:10

Who is Abelardo de la Esperiella, far-right candidate in the Colombian presidential election?

As Colombian voters head to the polls to elect their new president, Abelardo de la Esperiella is gaining momentum. Facing the left's Ivan Cepeda, the far-right candidate promises a radical …

06:31

High-stakes Colombia vote sees Trump-backed hardliner face leftist senator

Voters in Colombia will choose a new president Sunday as hard-right White House-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella faces leftist senator Ivan Cepeda in a high-stakes vote that will decide …

14:07

Ahead of Colombia's elections, 'Latin America overall is going to the right'

In the lead-up to Colombia's presidential runoff, François Picard is pleased to welcome Renata Segura, Program Director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the International Crisis Group. "What we're …