Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival

Left-wing senator Iván Cepeda will face Trump admirer Abelardo de la Espriella at the final ballot on 21 June.

Right-Wing Firebrand Surges Into Colombia Runoff, Shaking Political Establishment - WSJ

Right-Wing Firebrand Surges Into Colombia Runoff, Shaking Political Establishment  WSJ

Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella leads in first round of Colombian presidential election

The 47-year-old lawyer, virtually unknown to the public just a few months ago, surprised observers by outpacing left-wing candidate Ivan Cepeda, who had been the clear favorite in all the polls. Outgoing left-wing president Gustavo Petro refused on Sunday to recognize the results, alleging fraud without evidence.

Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives

Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’ The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda have just under three weeks to compete for the roughly 3.6m votes that did not go to either of them in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday. That is no insignificant margin, given that De la Espriella’s lead over Cepeda amounted to little more than 670,000 votes – 43.7%...

By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote

Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race on Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an ally of outgoing President Gustavo Petro.

By The Associated Press

Tense election night in Colombia as country heads to presidential runoff

Colombia’s election heads to a June 21 runoff after a tight first round between de la Espriella and Cepeda.

Pro-Trump and leftist candidates head to presidential runoff in Colombia vote

Colombian right-wing pro6trump candidate Abelardo De La Espriella is set to compete in a runoff election for president against leftist Ivan Cepeda, results from an initial round of voting showed on Sunday, as Cepeda and his allies said they would wait for counts to be formally confirmed.

By FRANCE24

In Colombia, De la Espriella and Cepeda head to a runoff as Petro questions the results

The far‑right candidate secured 43.7% of the vote and the left‑wing contender 40.9%. The president challenged the preliminary tally and rejected the figures released on Sunday

By María Martín

Colombia right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff - The Straits Times

Colombia right-wing lawyer De La Espriella, leftist senator Cepeda set for adversarial runoff  The Straits Times

Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia's presidential race with promise of crime crackdown

Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella pulled ahead as a leader in Colombia’s race for the presidency in the first round of elections over the weekend, capitalizing on a growing appetite for heavy-handed crackdowns on criminal groups across Latin America. But the second-place finisher, progressive senator Ivan Cepeda, and his ally President Gustavo Petro questioned the results of the election Sunday night without providing evidence. De la Espriella rapidly gained traction in the lea

By The Korea Herald

Australia's far-right party leads in national poll for first time - The Jakarta Post

Australia's far-right party leads in national poll for first time  The Jakarta Post

Colombia elections: far-right De la Espriella and left-wing Cepeda to compete in runoff

Although Cepeda seemed to be the favorite in the polls, De la Espriella, who wants to carry out hardline security reforms, gathered more votes La entrada Colombia elections: far-right De la Espriella and left-wing Cepeda to compete in runoff se publicó primero en Buenos Aires Herald.

By Martina Jaureguy

Elections in Colombia: Cepeda and Petro dismiss preliminary 1st round results

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, said Sunday that he does not accept the preliminary results of the first round election that surprisingly saw far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella come out on top. In a speech before supporters, Cepeda called on electoral authorities to scrutinize the allegedly last-minute registry of hundreds of thousands […] The post Elections in Colombia: Cepeda and Petro dismiss preliminary 1st round results appeared first on Colombia ...

By Adriaan Alsema

Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival

Colombia's presidential election will go to a runoff on 21 June between a leftist and right-wing candidate on opposite ends of the political spectrum, after Sunday's vote produced no overall winner.

By Emmanuel Tetteh