Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff
Leftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer secures narrow majority The Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella has won Colombia’s presidential runoff, defeating the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda. With 99.99% of ballots counted in the preliminary vote tally, De la Espriella had secured 12.96m votes, or 49.66%, just 250,830 more than Cepeda, who received 12.7m votes, or 48.7%. A further 1.6% of ballots were
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Abelardo de la Espriella, who defeated leftwing senator Iván Cepeda, has promised to adopt an iron fist approach against criminal groups. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenAbelardo de la Espriella, who defeated leftwing senator Iván Cepeda, has promised to adopt an iron fist approach against criminal groups. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty ImagesColombiaFar-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoffLeftwing opponent alleges vote count irregularities after Trump-endorsed lawyer secures narrow majorityTiago Rogero in BogotáSun 21 Jun 2026 20.27 EDTFirst published on Sun 21 Jun 2026 18.51 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella has won…
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