Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia first round

politicsMay 31, 202648133

Right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella topped Colombia’s first presidential round with about 43.7 percent and will advance to a runoff on June 21. He will face leftist senator Iván Cepeda, backed by outgoing President Gustavo Petro, WHO finished second in the vote. De la Espriella, a pro-Trump hard-right outsider WHO has pledged a tough crackdown on drug trafficking and construction of mega-prisons, presents a sharp contrast on security and U.S. relations; the June runoff could reshape Colombia’s approach to peace negotiations and foreign policy.

PBS News

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Lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and peace-builder Iván Cepeda were leading the vote counts in the first round of Colombia’s presidential elections on Sunday, and are to face off in a presidential runoff in the South American nation later in June. https://to.pbs.org/4dSsTZV

308d ago

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo

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1/ Colombia voted today. Runoff ahead later this month: outsider hard-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella vs left senator Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella is running a Trump-world style playbook, alleged corruption & all. Here is how it works, step by step. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

128d ago

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo3

2/ First, brand candidate as an “outsider” and make inexperience sound like purity. De la Espriella has never held office, & the campaign sells that as proof he cannot be “corrupted.” It is the same move you see in Trump-style politics: skip governing, promise domination & always have a scapegoat

CNN

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Pro-Trump candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist Petro ally Iván Cepeda in a June presidential runoff election that could redefine Colombia's relations with the US. https://cnn.it/4u2ecJP

168d ago

SafeWaterCleanAir 💦☮️🌏🌍🌎2

Right now, Trump is interfering in Colombia’s election. He wants them to go far right.

Sam Eyler-Driscoll 🍉🌻🍁

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Results are in: Cepeda will go to the second round (and looks set to lose) against Abelardo de la Espriella, a fascist. Devastating

128d ago

AZ Intel

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"Colombian media projects right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda advance to presidential election runoff on June 21". - factal

88d ago

Joshua Collins

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Abelardo has a razor-thin lead in the first round of Colombia elections with 60% of the vote counted 2nd round almost certain to be a run-off between Cepeda and de la Espriella.

79d ago

Best for Britain

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🇨🇴 One candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, a bombastic lawyer nicknamed “The Tiger” who is running as an independent. He claims he is running for the presidency without the support of any of the nation’s main political parties. ⚠️ Will Colombia soon have their own Trump?

710d ago

Adam Isacson

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One-third of the way into Colombia's first-round vote count, the two rightmost candidates (De la Espriella and the surprisingly poor-showing Paloma Valencia) combine for just over 50%…

Abelardo 44.35%, Cepeda 41.23%, Paloma 6.43%

59d ago

Le Monde

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Présidentielle en Colombie : Abelardo de la Espriella, un millionnaire admirateur de Donald Trump, et Ivan Cepeda, le candidat de la gauche, s’affronteront au second tour

28d ago

Ranked News

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🇨🇴🇮🇱 Flags seen at rally for Abelardo de la Espriella, Colombia e For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos

78d ago

Faytuks Network

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Far-right, pro-U.S. candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election with 43.7% of the vote. He will face left-wing candidate Iván Cepeda, who is backed by incumbent President Gustavo Petro.

58d ago

News 📰

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

28d ago

noticias_venezuela_news ✅

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Colombia's presidential election will proceed to a second round between Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda. Fuente: El Diario 🔗 https://eldiario.com/2026/05/31/segunda-vuelta-elecciones-presidenciales-colombia/

18d ago

Dr William Allchorn

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“The two main challengers, the far-right lawyer and “outsider” Abelardo de la Espriella, 47, and the rightwing senator Paloma Valencia, 48, promise a return to all-out war with Chile’s criminal groups as soon as they take office.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

19d ago

Konstantin

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Rechtsaußen Abelardo De La Espriella verspricht Steuersenkungen, Rohstoff-Boom und militärische Härte gegen Guerilla und Drogenkartelle. Paloma Valencia, unterstützt von Uribe, fordert mehr Armee und weniger Staat. Sicherheit ist zum alles dominierenden Thema geworden. 3/

19d ago

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lapatilla.comAbelardo De La Espriella afirmó que "derrotará a la tiranía" en segunda vuelta presidencial de Colombia - LaPatilla.com umlegacypressqsefc.comColombia chooses President amid surge in guerrilla violence: Pre-election polls showed left-wing senator Ivan Cepeda leading, but facing a strong challenge from hard-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, a pro-Trump outsider. #ColombiaElections #IvanCepeda #AbelardoDeLaEspriella #GuerrillaViolence #PeaceTalks telesurtv.netIván Cepeda y Abelardo De la Espriella irán a segunda vuelta en Colombia - teleSUR

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