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Colombia’s far-right presidential candidate De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff

Gustavo Petro, in the runoff. With 100% of ballots counted, the outsider and Donald Trump

Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle

Gustavo Petro](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/29/capitalism-colombia-climate-summit-gustavo-petro) of Pacto Historico is constitutionally barred from serving a consecutive

Colombia prepares to go to polls in election shadowed by resurgence of political violence

Gustavo Petro, who under the constitution cannot seek re-election, has backed the leftwing senator

Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?

Gustavo Petro, Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres and Dutch Minister of Climate and Green

At least 20 killed in Colombia highway blast

Gustavo Petro said a “narco-terrorist group” was responsible for the attack, specifically naming a group

Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

Gustavo Petro, a former member of a guerrilla group, the Colombian government has attempted to stage

Petro becomes first president to visit Venezuela since Maduro abduction

Petro becomes first president to visit Venezuela since Maduro abduction Colombian President Gustavo Petro has become

Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline

Gustavo Petro, Colombia's Environment Minister Irene Vélez Torres and Dutch Minister of Climate and Green

Colombia tourist jewel plagued by violence

Gustavo Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president in modern history, included the ACSN in his bid to negotiate

What to know about Israeli President Herzog’s trip to Central America?

Gustavo Petro](/news/2024/5/1/colombia-to-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-over-gaza-war-petro-says) and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, have emerged as vocal

Red Cross says people displaced by conflict in Colombia doubled last year

Gustavo Petro, a former rebel fighter, won the presidency in 2022 with a promise to break

Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election

Gustavo Petro’s](/news/longform/2026/4/14/historic-but-not-enough-colombias-gustavo-petro-defends-cocaine-seizures) chosen successor, had been expected to win the most votes, based

Drones reshape war in Colombia as deaths and injuries mount

Gustavo Petro, admitted to troops that “narco-traffickers have the aerial advantage”. Experts caution that

Defense department watchdog opens inquiry into US airstrikes on alleged drug boats

Gustavo Petro, addressed the UN general assembly in September to [call for a criminal process

Two presidential campaign staffers killed in Colombia as elections near

Gustavo Petro. The frontrunner in the presidential race, left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda, has promised

Totó la Momposina, vocalist and Colombian music legend, dies aged 85

Gustavo Petro, who described her as “my dear friend and a luminary of Colombian Caribbean

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

Gustavo Petro. This made De la Espriella’s [first-round victory](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/colombia-far-right-presidential-candidate-espriella-wins-first-round-of-vote-ahead-of-election-runoff) a surprise

Bolivia rocked by protests as US warns of ‘coup d’état’

Gustavo Petro. Last Sunday, Petro [reposted](https://x.com/petrogustavo/status/2056067416518783090) a video claiming that Paz Pereira

Bolivian president to reshuffle cabinet amid anti-government protests

Gustavo Petro](/news/2026/4/8/ecuador-recalls-its-ambassador-from-colombia-over-jorge-glas-comments), who has frequently feuded with right-wing governments in the region, for recent

Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan

Gustavo Petro was quoted last year as calling the mercenaries "spectres of death" and describing