Colombia’s Presidential Race Heads to Runoff Between De La Espriella and Cepeda
- On Sunday, Colombian voters sent lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Senator Iván Cepeda to a presidential runoff scheduled for June 21, after De la Espriella led with more than 43% and Cepeda secured less than 41% of votes.
- The election functions as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro's 'total peace' policy, which aims to negotiate ceasefires with armed factions 10 years after Colombia signed the historic peace pact with FARC.
- De la Espriella, known as 'The Tiger,' advocates for a militaristic crackdown modeled on President Nayib Bukele's approach, while Cepeda promises to deepen reforms and continue what he describes as a 'democratic revolution' under Petro.
- Washington is closely watching the runoff given Colombia's strategic role in hemispheric drug trafficking and migration efforts, as the result will determine whether the nation aligns closer with President Donald Trump or pursues independent foreign policy.
- Candidates must now court the less than 7% of voters who supported Paloma Valencia to secure victory in the highly polarized June 21 contest, which will set Colombia on sharply diverging political paths.
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In the presidential election in Colombia, right-wing lawyer de la Espriella and left-wing senator Cepeda go into the run-off.
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Next Abelardo De la Espriella, archenemy of narcos and Farc. Ballotaggio on 21 June. Argentine premier Javier Milei already exults.Abelardo de la Espriella, nicknamed El Tiger, flies in the lead in the first round of the presidential elections in Colombia getting 43.7%. De la Espriella is an admirer of Donald Trump and has been nominated for the Defensores de la Patria party, a very right-wing formation that has no representatives in Parliament.
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Colombia Presidential Election Heads to Stark Runoff Between Left and Hard Right
Colombia’s presidential election is heading to a June 21 runoff between leftist Senator Iván Cepeda and far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Credit: Mauricio Duenas Castaneda / EPA via AMNA Colombia’s presidential election is heading to a June 21 runoff between far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Iván Cepeda after neither contender secured more than 50 percent of the vote in the first round. With all ballots…
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