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

policies. The far-right candidate, Abelardo De La Espriella, and centre-right candidate, Paloma Valencia

Colombia goes to polls in election pitting outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates

policies pushed forward under Petro, such as boosting the minimum wage. Running against Cepeda are Abelardo de la Espriella

Bomb blast on Colombia highway leaves at least 20 dead ahead of May elections

policy of negotiating with armed groups, is ahead in the polls. He is trailed by the rightwing candidates Abelardo de la Espriella

Bomb attack on Colombia highway kills 19 ahead of election

policy of negotiating with armed groups, is ahead in polls. He is trailed by right-wing candidates Abelardo de la Espriella

Far-right lawyer De La Espriella wins Colombia’s tight presidential race

Abelardo de la Espriella won 49.7 percent of the vote versus left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda’s 48.70 percent, with 99.9 percent of results released by electoral authorities early Monday. [Cepeda](/news/longform/2026/6/20/how-ivan-cepeda-emerged-a-frontrunner-in-colombias-presidential-election), 63, had pledged

Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote

Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement and Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition advancing to a runoff election are projected at Cepeda's campaign headquarters in Bogota, Colombia

Colombians to vote in presidential run-off pitting leftist against hardliner

Abelardo de la Espriella](/news/longform/2026/6/19/from-outsider-to-president-inside-de-la-espriellas-bid-to-lead-colombia), after the pair emerged from a field of 11 candidates in a first-round vote on May 31. Both candidates are framing their campaigns around preventing a return

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

Abelardo de la Espriella gestures outside a polling station in Barranquilla on Sunday. He took 43.7% of the vote. Photograph: Charlie Cordero/Reuters His lead on Sunday is being interpreted as a sign that the radical

Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election

Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda. Though the overall result surprised few, de la Espriella’s strong showing upended pollsters’ predictions. Cepeda, President [Gustavo Petro’s](/news/longform/2026/4/14/historic-but-not-enough-colombias-gustavo-petro-defends-cocaine-seizures) chosen successor, had been expected

Could key climate talks mark ground zero in global push to ditch fossil fuels?

Abelardo de la Espriella, who wants to increase fracking and oil production. If the latter wins, the global energy transition movement would lose one of its most important nations. ![Back of Sikulu wearing green shrt

Trump-backed outsider wins Colombia election, initial count shows

Abelardo de la Espriella has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election, according to the initial vote count, marking a dramatic shift in how the government will tackle the country's internal armed conflict and violence

Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

policy has been naïve," said Javier Garay, a political science professor at Colombia's Externado University. "They thought that if they had a condescending attitude towards these groups they would receive a positive response

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

Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday and will face senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by leftwing president Gustavo Petro, in the runoff. With

Colombian election reflects on ‘total peace’ promise as violence surges again

Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia, close behind in the polls, both promise to scrap the plan and return to all-out war as soon as they take office. Llorente said: “It is clear

First Thing: Trump tells critics to ‘sit back and relax’ as Iran claims to target US base

Abelardo de la Espriella [won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/colombia-far-right-presidential-candidate-espriella-wins-first-round-of-vote-ahead-of-election-runoff). He will face Senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by the leftwing president, Gustavo Petro