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Colombia election: Right-wing outsider backed by Trump wins
Lawyer and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella has promised a military crackdown on armed groups.
Colombia’s Right-Wing Offensive and the Politics of Order
Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella has a narrow lead ahead of Colombia’s election runoff. Left-wing rival Iván Cepeda speaks of the outgoing government’s achievements, but rising violence has made the campaign especially volatile.
Colombia's vote may reshape the Amazon's future as political winds shift across Latin America
Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia's president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.
Populist wins Colombia election, but results are challenged
Conservative political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella held a razor-thin lead after Colombia’s deeply polarized presidential runoff, which is being challenged by the ruling party’s progressive candidate.
Activist forced out of US after criticising Trump-aligned Colombian politician
Beto Coral held up banners in Florida warning fellow Colombians to not vote for Abelardo de la Espriella
Right-Wing Firebrand Surges Into Colombia Runoff, Shaking Political Establishment
Abelardo de la Espriella, a rich lawyer who promises an iron-fisted crackdown on drug thugs, finishes ahead of ruling movement’s leftist hopeful.
Colombia's vote may reshape the Amazon's future as political winds shift across Latin America
Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon
Pro-Trump candidate to face Petro ally in Colombia presidential runoff election after surprising performance
In a surprisingly strong performance, right-wing outsider candidate Abelardo de la Espriella will face leftist candidate senator Iván Cepeda in a runoff to decide Colombia’s presidency, setting the stage for a battle over Colombia’s political future and the direction of its relationships with key international partners, including the United States.
Trump Endorses Colombian Presidential Candidate Abelardo de la Espriella
Petro, Colombia’s first left-wing president, responded on social media Tuesday night, criticizing Trump’s public support for de la Espriella.
“Criminal Approach to Politics”: Trump Ally Abelardo de la Espriella Wins Colombian Presidency
Right-wing Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella has clinched a narrow victory in Sunday’s runoff presidential election in Colombia, defeating leftist Senator Iván Cepeda, an ally of current President Gustavo Petro. De la Espriella ran a fearmongering, “tough-on-crime” campaign, promising to build mega-prisons inspired by El Salvador’s authoritarian President Nayib Bukele, to bomb “narcoterrorist camps” and to abandon Petro’s peace efforts. His reported victory is also a win for U.S. President Donald Trump, whose administration is waging an intensifying “war on drugs” across Latin America, targeting left-wing leaders like Petro with false allegations and threats of military intervention. “De la Espriella clearly represents a criminal approach to politics: lying, propaganda, coordination and collusion with criminal narcotrafficking, restriction of rights, and money laundering,” says longtime Colombian activist Manuel Rozental. With his victory, says Rozental, “We expect to have military operations and a U.S. intervention within the country. We expect to have human rights abuses. We expect to have militarization. And it’s all for the extraction of resources and the link of drug trafficking to the U.S. government, U.S. interests and global mafia.”