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Ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff vote

Abelardo de la Espriella](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/f582edc18880a8e1e14582718c9b69dd07cb29b1/0_0_5000_4000/master/5000.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Iván Cepeda (left) and Abelardo de la Espriella

Colombia Election: Right-wing Abelardo de la Espriella wins, initial count shows

Abelardo de la Espriella wins, initial count shows ![Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition

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

Abelardo de la Espriella saluting, with the message ‘Firme por la patria’, meaning ‘Steadfast for the homeland

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

Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement salutes after voting during

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

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

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

Abelardo De La Espriella, and centre-right candidate, Paloma Valencia, are both enthusiastic about reopening

Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff

Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff The Trump-admiring far-right millionaire

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

Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff** ![Abelardo de la Espriella speaks to supporters

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

Abelardo de la Espriella surrounded by supporters outside a polling station](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/af986e5b12049896652ec50ffb9eaa9d10023219/0_0_5500_3667/master/5500.jpg?width=445&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none) Abelardo

First Thing: Iran says there is ‘progress’ in talks despite Trump’s coarse threats

Abelardo de la Espriella, wearing a yellow football shirt, raises his fist in the air](https://i.guim.co.uk

Colombia runoff vote shaped by security fears and conflict warnings

Abelardo de la Espriella, of the Salvadores de la Patria movement (R), and for Ivan

Far-right de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What’s next?

de la Espriella elected Colombia president: What’s next? Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la

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

De la Espriella wins first round of vote ahead of runoff The far-right lawyer Abelardo

Colombia's escalating, brutal internal conflict is defining its presidential election

Abelardo de la Espriella, who calls himself El Tigre (The Tiger in English). He's been

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

European election monitor dismisses rumours of fraud in Colombia’s election

Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda. They will proceed to a June

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

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

Abelardo de la Espriella, have promised to end the programme and pursue more hardline tactics

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

Violence escalates in Colombia with dozens of attacks before presidential vote

Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia. While Cepeda favors the continuation of Petro's "total