POLITICS● ELEVATEDJun 22 · Jun 22, 2026, 6:15 AM
Trump-backed de la Espriella wins razor-tight Colombian presidential election
France 24 [en]
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 left-wing rival Ivan Cepeda with a one percent lead. Cepeda told supporters he would challenge results from more than 30,000 voting stations.
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