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.

Leftist senator Iván Cepeda, candidate of the ruling Pacto Histórico coalition, was leading on Sunday in the early bulletins of the count in the first round of Colombia's…

Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia’s presidential race in the first round of voting Sunday night, setting up a runoff with Iván Cepeda, an…

Selon les résultats du premier tour dimanche, Abelardo de la Espriella remporte 43,74% des suffrages devant Ivan Cepeda (40,91%), héritier du président sortant. Les deux candidats…

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…

El candidato de ultraderecha Abelardo de la Espriella lidera el conteo de votos de las elecciones presidenciales de este domingo en Colombia.

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

Al 62% de votos contabilizados, el derechista Abelardo de la Espriella obtiene el 44.22%, mientras que el oficialista Iván Cepeda, el 41.33%.

El candidato de la derecha populista lidera el escrutinio (43,77% ) frente al oficialista de la izquierda (41,08%) con el 89,48% de las mesas contabilizadas

In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing outsider candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff to decide Colombia’s…

Con 89,48% de mesas escrutadas, Colombia definió este domingo sus dos finalistas presidenciales que se disputarán presidencia el 21 de junio

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…

La candidata de Uribe, Paloma Valencia, se hundió en un lejano tercer puesto. La segunda vuelta será el próximo 21 de junio

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

El candidato de extrema derecha, admirador de Bukele, se enfrentará al candidato oficialista el próximo 21 de junio.

Abelardo de la Espriella del movimento Difensori della Patria si è piazzato primo, superando il 43%. Il senatore di sinistra invece si è fermato al 41%

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,…

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

Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella took first place in the first round of the Colombian presidential elections held on Sunday, in a result that contradicted all previous…

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

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