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Politics● LowJun 22 · Jun 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

De la Espriella won Colombia's presidential vote, but he may always be an outsider

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Colombia on Sunday elected 47-year-old hardliner and millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella as the country’s next president just four years after electing Gustavo Petro the first left-wing president in the country's history. De la Espriella won the majority vote and received support from right-wingers in the US – but given his outsider status, will he be able to enact his policies?

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