Abelardo de la Espriella’s win in the first round of presidential election suggests country could become latest in region to swing right

Colombia's presidential election is headed to a runoff after voters delivered a sharply polarised first-round result on Sunday, setting up a contest between hard-right populist…

ALBAWABA - US President Donald Trump is playing a major role in Colombia’s upcoming presidential election, where his ally, right-wing millionaire lawyer

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…

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — Tough-on-crime outsider Aberaldo de la Espriella took the lead in Colombia's presidential race in the first round of voting Sund...

Tough-on-crime lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and peace-builder Ivan Cepeda were leading the vote count in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election

Abelardo de la Espriella advanced to a runoff in Colombia’s presidential election, according to preliminary results questioned by his opponent.

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…

A Trump-aligned outsider tops Colombia’s first round and the sitting president refuses to accept the count.

With no candidate taking an outright majority of the vote, the election will head to a second round in June.

Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend.

Pro-Trump lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella has taken the lead in Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend.

Colombia’s first-round presidential vote on May 31 triggered a runoff between a pro-Trump showman and a leftist philosopher-turned-senator, after a security-dominated campaign…

Pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella leads Colombia’s presidential race after the first round of elections over the weekend

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 week

Abelardo de la Espriella, detto "El Tigre", ha ottenuto il 43,74 per cento dei voti al primo turno presidenziale. È il rappresentante colombiano di una nuova destra sudamericana…

Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’

De la Espriella, whose rise reflects a shift in Latin America towards leaders favoring heavy-handed crime policies, is expected to gain more support in the June 21 runoff.

De la Espriella rapidly gained traction ahead of Sunday’s election and won nearly 44% of the vote.

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…

The polls didn't predict it but Colombia's right-wing presidential challenger has come out in front after the first round of the country's elections, prompting the left-wing…