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results are announced in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8438x5625+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F8b%2F0a3f787d45b49ac5549b56cad451%2Fap26151810727669.jpg) Supporters of presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda of the ruling Historic Pact coalition react as presidential election
results of the first round of Colombia's presidential election, in Bogota, Colombia, June 1, 2026. REUTERS/Enea
result, she said, this month’s presidential ballot will make international waves. “The implications of this election reach far beyond Colombia
Colombia’s presidential election on Sunday and will face senator Iván Cepeda, the candidate backed by leftwing president Gustavo Petro, in the runoff. With 100% of ballots counted, the outsider and Donald Trump admirer Espriella
presidential election on Sunday. That is no insignificant margin, given that De la Espriella’s lead over Cepeda amounted to little more than 670,000 votes – 43.7% against 40.9%. Although polls had shown the wealthy
Colombia’s history. Despite having been a staunch critic of lethal military action at the start of his term, Petro authorised the resumption of artillery assaults and airstrikes, some of which have resulted
Colombia, as voters cast their ballots in the first round of a heated presidential race. After polls closed on Sunday, two frontrunners quickly emerged: far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator
election period, there has been a surge in guerrilla attacks, [homicides](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/18/drones-war-colombia-civilians-farc-acled), kidnappings, [forced displacement](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/09/clashes-colombia-venezuela-border-after-maduro-capture) and massacres; and last year, the rightwing senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay