De La Espriella and Cepeda were running close in tallies, with the right wing lawyer notching 44% support and the long-time senator and activist 41%. | World News

With vote counting underway in Colombia, right wing outsider Abelardo de la Espreilla seems set to face veteran leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda in the second round of the…

De La Espriella and Cepeda were running close in tallies, with the right wing lawyer notching 44% support and the long-time senator and activist 41%. | World News

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…

The left-wing senator and far-right newcomer will face each other in a runoff on June 21, with security a top issue.

According to the results published by the National Civil Registry after 92.85% of the votes had been counted, businessman Abelardo de la Espriella received 43.63% of the vote,…

Colombian right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella is set to compete in a run-off election for president against leftist senator Ivan Cepeda, voting results from the…

Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda will head to a presidential runoff on June 21 after leading Sunday's first-round vote

This photo taken on May 30, 2026 shows a view of the Presidential Palace in Bogota, capital of Colombia. [Photo/Xinhua]

Update: De la Espriella, Cepeda advance to runoff in Colombia's presidential election-

Lawyer and Trump admirer has risen rapidly in the polls and will face Iván Cepeda in election runoff in three weeks

The two men were separated by just a few percentage points with more than 97 percent of votes counted.

The right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella, an admirer of Donald Trump, came first in the vote, followed closely by left-wing senator Iván Cepeda, backed by current president Gustavo…

De la Espriella beat Cepeda 43.74% to 40.9% in Colombia's first round Sunday, sending the country to a June 21 runoff. Petro rejects the preconteo.

BOGOTA — Colombia's presidential race heads to a June 21 runoff after right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella finished narrowly ahead of leftist...

Although Cepeda seemed to be the favorite in the polls, De la Espriella, who wants to carry out hardline security reforms, gathered more votes

Voters shook up the political landscape, setting up a runoff between right-wing firebrand Abelardo De La Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda.

Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan…

Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations.

De la Espriella ganó sorpresivamente la primera vuelta con el 43,7% de los votos y más de 10.300.000 papeletas frente Cepeda, que consiguió el 40,90%, con casi 9.700.000 votos.