POLITICSJun 22 · 17:41 UTCCOURTHOUSE NEWSLucía Cholakian Herrera

Trump-endorsed outsider wins Colombia presidency after razor-thin runoff

Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right populist endorsed by Donald Trump, won Colombia’s presidential runoff with a narrow lead over Iván Cepeda, marking a political shift from Petro’s left-wing government. Preliminary results showed de la Espriella at 49.7% and Cepeda at 48.7%, with the official scrutiny process ongoing and Cepeda vowing to challenge the results.

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