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Gustavo Petro, who under the constitution cannot seek re-election, has backed the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda, 63, who is leading in the polls and is regarded as the architect of the government’s “total
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 to most Colombian analysts and politicians. An admirer of Donald Trump and other far-right leaders in the region
Gustavo Petro, a former member of another rebel faction, became president in 2022, he pledged to achieve [“total peace”](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/22/colombia-gustavo-petro-total-peace), signing deals with all of the country’s armed groups, including leftwing rebels