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Washington Post • June 24, 2026 09:05

Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

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Democratic socialist candidates won key races in New York, while more establishment candidates prevailed in other contests.

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Mon 10:06 - CNN Top Stories

Why did Finland's PM lose? Reporter explains the key issue voters cared about

Mon 10:24 - CNN Top Stories

Finland's Prime Minister Sanna Marin concedes election

Fri 14:07 - France 24

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

Sat 07:55 - Euronews

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

Sat 16:04 - Al Jazeera English

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

Sun 06:31 - France 24

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

Sun 09:10 - France 24

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

Sun 09:38 - Al Jazeera English

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

Sun 09:52 - France 24

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

Sun 10:00 - Fox News

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

Sun 13:27 - France 24

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

Sun 20:23 - France 24

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

Mon 00:59 - DW All

Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

Mon 00:59 - DW Top

Colombia election: Hard-right candidate claims victory

Mon 02:45 - Al Jazeera English

Colombia’s De La Espriella claims victory on preliminary results

Mon 06:15 - France 24

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

Mon 12:54 - Al Jazeera English

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

Mon 13:07 - France 24

Trump-backed candidate wins Colombian election

Tue 00:42 - Fox News

Trump says Colombia's 'El Tigre' will be a 'great president' as socialist opponent launches legal challenge

Tue 05:12 - Al Jazeera English

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate vows to challenge election result

Tue 10:03 - France 24

Protests erupt in Colombia as far-right set to win presidential election

Tue 16:19 - DW All

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

Tue 16:19 - DW Top

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

Tue 16:19 - DW World

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

Wed 04:02 - Fox News

'Party of Zohran': Mamdani emerges as Democratic kingmaker after socialist allies sweep NYC primaries

Wed 08:00 - Fox News

Far-left surge: Mamdani-backed candidates oust Dem establishment incumbents

Wed 09:05 - Washington Post

Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

Wed 14:27 - Washington Post

Democratic socialists are winning key races in cities. What that label means.

Wed 14:43 - France 24

Colombia's left-wing candidate Cepeda concedes to De la Espriella in presidential election

Wed 16:45 - The Hill

Democratic socialists rack up wins in New York state legislature races

Wed 16:57 - Washington Examiner

Left-wing candidate concedes Colombian presidential election after narrow defeat

Wed 20:44 - Fox News

Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat

Thu 12:08 - France 24

Peru's Keiko Fujimori celebrates election win as opponent alleges fraud

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05:12

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate vows to challenge election result

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda has vowed to challenge the results of the presidential runoff.

12:54

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

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

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 …

10:06

Why did Finland's PM lose? Reporter explains the key issue voters cared about

Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat in the country's parliamentary election as the opposition right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. CNN's Laila Harrak …

DW All

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16:19

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

With the election of Abelardo de la Espriella, an ultra-right-wing outsider has won the presidential runoff in Colombia for the first time. The tight victory marks a political shift and …

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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16:19

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

With the election of Abelardo de la Espriella, an ultra-right-wing outsider has won the presidential runoff in Colombia for the first time. The tight victory marks a political shift and …

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 World

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16:19

Colombia: The 'Tiger's' victory signals a rightward shift

With the election of Abelardo de la Espriella, an ultra-right-wing outsider has won the presidential runoff in Colombia for the first time. The tight victory marks a political shift and …

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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20:44

Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat

After initially challenging the results, Colombia's leftist candidate conceded a razor-thin loss to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.

08:00

Far-left surge: Mamdani-backed candidates oust Dem establishment incumbents

Mayor Zohran Mamdani emerges as Democratic kingmaker as three far-left congressional candidates he endorsed win New York City primaries over incumbents.

04:02

'Party of Zohran': Mamdani emerges as Democratic kingmaker after socialist allies sweep NYC primaries

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani cemented kingmaker status as all three Democratic Socialist candidates he backed won their primary races Tuesday night.

00:42

Trump says Colombia's 'El Tigre' will be a 'great president' as socialist opponent launches legal challenge

Trump congratulated de la Espriella on his apparent Colombia election win. With 99.9% counted, he leads 49.7% to 48.7%, but rival Cepeda has launched a challenge over voting irregularities.

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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12:08

Peru's Keiko Fujimori celebrates election win as opponent alleges fraud

Apparent Peruvian election winner Keiko Fujimori on Wednesday said her victory was all but "irreversible" while acknowledging her country's political splinters. The conservative presidential candidate is poised to win the …

14:43

Colombia's left-wing candidate Cepeda concedes to De la Espriella in presidential election

Colombia's left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday conceded electoral defeat to right-wing rival Abelardo de la Espriella after Sunday's second-round presidential vote.

10:03

Protests erupt in Colombia as far-right set to win presidential election

Protests have erupted in Colombia against the election of the far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Though election officials have yet to formally announce a winner, with almost all of …

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 …

The Hill

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16:45

Democratic socialists rack up wins in New York state legislature races

Democratic socialists racked up wins in New York state legislature primary elections on Tuesday with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) sparking the blue wave with his political endorsements. …

Washington Examiner

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16:57

Left-wing candidate concedes Colombian presidential election after narrow defeat

Left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda conceded Colombia’s presidential election to Trump-backed contender Abelardo de la Espriella on Wednesday, three days after the polling locations closed. De la Espriella won by 1% …

Washington Post

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14:27

Democratic socialists are winning key races in cities. What that label means.

Zohran Mamdani won the New York mayor contest last year, and two candidates he and the Democratic Socialists of America backed have now won U.S. House primaries.