Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations.
Celebration, shock and scepticism follow Colombia’s presidential election
Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella beat left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the first round, upending expectations. Grouped from 14 articles across 7 sources.
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Tense election night in Colombia as country heads to presidential runoff
Colombia’s election heads to a June 21 runoff after a tight first round between de la Espriella and Cepeda.
Colombian presidential election headed for runoff
Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and far-left Ivan Cepeda are advancing to a runoff in Colombia's Presidential Election.
Colombia’s Petro sows doubt about election as favored successor heads to runoff against pro-Trump rival
Colombia’s outgoing president sowed doubt Sunday about his country’s elections, which showed his preferred candidate, Iván Cepeda, headed to a runoff next month against right-wing opponent Abelardo de la Espriella
Colombia presidential runoff pits leftist senator against pro-Trump rival
Left-wing senator Iván Cepeda will face Trump admirer Abelardo de la Espriella at the final ballot on 21 June.
Polls open in Colombia’s pivotal presidential election
Colombians headed to the polls to choose a new president in a high-stakes election.
Video: Presidential election has Colombia on edge
Abelardo de la Espriella will face left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda in the run-off for Colombia’s presidential election.
Colombia: Polls open in tight presidential election
Surveys are predicting a close, three-way race between a veteran leftist candidate, a right-wing senator and an independent businessman, which is likely to go to a second-round run-off.
Colombia set for runoff vote after tight presidential poll
Right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espreilla seems set to face veteran leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda in the second round of the Colombia presidential election, but Cepeda seemed to question the preliminary results.
Polls close in Colombia presidential election that may reshape relations with US
The election comes after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
Colombia goes to polls in election pitting outgoing leader’s ally against pro-Trump candidates
Ballots are being cast in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential elections Colombians are casting ballots in the first round of the South American nation’s presidential election, choosing between candidates with radically diverging visions for the future of peace in a country haunted by decades of armed conflict. The vote on Sunday, seen as a referendum on outgoing President Gustavo Petro’s policies, comes 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace pact with guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc). Continue reading...
Cepeda, de la Espriella advance in Colombia’s presidential election
The left-wing senator and far-right newcomer will face each other in a run-off on June 21, with security a top issue.
Polls close in Colombia presidential election, voters weighed leftist reforms against right-wing crackdowns
BOGOTA, May 31 - Polls have closed in Colombia's Sunday presidential election, where voters chose between a leftist pledging to expand reforms, an independent businessman promising a security crackdown and a right-wing senator seeking to become the country’s first female leader.
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