The Election of Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s Successor Advances without Incident
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We are hours away from knowing who the next president of Colombia will be, in an election day marked by polarization, debates on security and the future of relations throughout the region. In an interview with Claudia Echeverry, former Colombian vice president Francisco Santos analyzed this panorama and strongly affirmed that “populisms have taken the place that formerly occupied the center and moderation,” warning that the final result will hav…
The second-round election of the successor of Colombian President Gustavo Petro advances this Sunday without incident, on a day in which right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Ivan Cepeda already voted and called on the undecided to support them to win.
Colombians began voting this Sunday to elect the country's new president between Abelardo de la Espriella, an extreme right-wing candidate supported by Donald Trump, and left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, aligned with the government, in a second crucial turn for the peace process and tense relations with Washington. The polls predict a second sharp turn, in which Espriella, a 47-year-old millionaire lawyer, is the favorite. He has been gaining suppo…
This Sunday, the Colombians went to the polls from 8:00 to 16:00 to elect Gustavo Petro’s successor. The candidate who gets the largest vote will take office on August 7, 2026 and will rule for four years. The election day took place normally and without incidents of violence, according to preliminary reports from the authorities and the Electoral Observation Mission (EOM), which highlighted the peaceful conduct of the elections.
Before the election day that takes place this Sunday 21 June between the two candidates, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, affirms that he does not believe to run for office of popular election again.
Colombia defines on Sunday, June 21, the fates of its next four years of government. The Colombian people go to the polls to define who is the new president of the Republic for the constitutional period 2026- 2030. The candidates are: Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda Castro, who became the two most voted candidates in the first presidential round. The ballots were opened at 8 a.m. and closed at 4 p.m. At which time the voting jurors will…
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