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presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement in Bogota, Colombia, May 20, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4853x4853+1213+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F10%2F59%2F0c365fa74cf7adf2384413b87489%2Fap26141035375281-1.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/28/nx-s1-5830412/colombia-presidential-vote) ### [The Americas](https://www.npr.org/sections/latin-america/) ### [In Colombia's election, undecided voters weigh leftist
election Less than two hours after polling stations closed on Sunday, it was clear that Colombia’s presidential race would be settled in a run-off between two finalists: hard-right political outsider Abelardo