🌎 Latin America May 31, 2026 · Adriaan Alsema

De la Espriella wins 1st round of Colombia’s presidential election

Colombia Reports
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Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election and will face leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda in a run-off vote on June 21, according to the preliminary count.
With 99% of the votes counted, De la Espriella received the support of 43.7% of Colombia’s voters.
Cepeda received 40.9% of the votes and defeated the establishment candidate.
Support for far-right Senator Paloma Valencia, who had been polled as De la Espriella’s immediate conte

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