President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has apparently given up trying to be sworn in before the military and asked Congress to allow the ceremony to take place in Cali, Colombia’s third largest city. In an address to the nation, De la Espriella said Sunday that volcanic activity made travel to Popayan, the capital of Cauca, […] The post De la Espriella desists from holding swearing-in ceremony at military base appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s government agreed to declare a national emergency over the consequences of El Niño, a climate phenomenon that is expected to bring extreme drought in December. According to the government’s environmental institute, IDEAM, this year’s Niño could become the worst since the 1950’s and will peak between November 2026 an March 2027. During a minister’s […] The post “Water will run out:” Colombia declares emergency over upcoming El Niño appeared first on Colombia News.

President Gustavo Petro said Sunday that he would become the leader of Colombia’s largest political party on the left, the Historic Pact. In a tweet, Petro responded to Senator Ivan Cepeda, who proposed him as party president at a political rally in the city of Tunja on Saturday. Petro said he would “accept the proposal […] The post Petro to assume political leadership of Colombia’s leading leftist party appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he doesn’t recognize the outcome of the election that made the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella president-elect. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said he saw “evidence of electoral fraud carried out through algorithms and with foreign funding, which is prohibited by our Constitution.” […] The post Colombia’s Petro refuses to recognize successor Abelardo de la Espriella appeared first on Colombia News.

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The leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda conceded defeat in Colombia’s presidential election ahead of the end of the formal vote count. At a press conference, Cepeda said he accepted the results of the formal count that changed little to the preliminary count that was announced on Sunday. I have decided to accept the result of that […] The post Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in Colombia’s presidential election appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, says that party lawyers will challenge the results of 27% of the ballot boxes. in a speech that followed the presidential election, Cepeda said that the lawyers of his political party, the Historic pact, were “in the process of challenging 33,000” of 122,200 ballot boxes. We must report […] The post Cepeda announces Colombia’s left will challenge results of 27% of ballot boxes appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office opened a formal investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged ties to a paramilitary group in his native Antioquia province. In a post on social media platform X, Uribe said he had been called to testify about his role in the two massacres and the assassination of a human […] The post Colombia’s prosecution investigating Uribe’s alleged ties to paramilitary groups appeared first on Colombia News.

The campaign of far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella paid COP1.3 million ($363,720) to an apparent front company, reported Cambio magazine. The company, Nova Soporte Integral, had been liquidated in October of 2023 and resurfaced in February, according to Cambio. The company’s formal legal representative was a Medellin college student, who received government support […] The post De la Espriella campaign paid $363,720 to “ghost company” appeared first on Colombia News.

The leftist candidate in Colombia’s election race, Senator Ivan Cepeda, announced a criminal complaint against his far-right opponent for allegedly belonging to the now-defunct paramilitary organization AUC. In a press conference, Cepeda said that his team filed a criminal complaint before the Prosecutor General’s Office and the International Criminal Court to investigate whether De la […] The post Cepeda files criminal complaint against De la Espriella over paramilitary ties appeared first o...

Leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, appointed an attorney to lead investigations into alleged vote-buying by his opponent, the far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella. In a press conference, Cepeda said Saturday that his campaign received information about “possible financial irregularities and illegal activities on the part of Mr. De la Espriella’s campaign.” The senator […] The post Cepeda campaign begins vote-buying investigation appeared first on Colombia News.

The leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda called US President Donald Trump’s endorsement of his far-right rival, Abelardo de la Espriella, as “somewhat interventionist” and urged respect for Colombia’s sovereignty. In a press statement, Cepeda accused his opponent of taking “unpatriotic actions aimed at having foreign governments intervene to determine the outcome of our election.” De la Espriella […] The post Cepeda says far-right rival “poses serious risk to democracy” in response to Trump endorsem...

The runner-up in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election, Senator Ivan Cepeda, backtracked on allegations that the surprise success of far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella was due to fraud. At a press conference, Cepeda said that “we have not found any evidence of incidents that would… be of such a nature or severity […] The post Cepeda walks back fraud suspicions due to lack of evidence appeared first on Colombia News.

Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the first round of Colombia’s presidential election and will face leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda in a run-off vote on June 21, according to the preliminary count. With 89% of the votes counted, De la Espriella received the support of 44% of Colombia’s voters. Cepeda received 41% of the […] The post De la Espriella wins 1st round of Colombia’s presidential election appeared first on Colombia News.

Local authorities accused guerrilla group ELN of carrying out an attack on a military base in northern Colombia that injured 12 soldiers. The attack on the compound of the local infantry battalion in Riohacha, the capital of La Guajira, was initially reported by the National Army. In a brief press statement, the army condemned the […] The post ELN accused of attacking military barracks in northern Colombia appeared first on Colombia News.

The final poll before the first round of Colombia’s presidential election suggests that the leftist frontrunner, Senator Ivan Cepeda, will have to confront far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in a run-off vote. According to the poll conducted by Invamer, Cepeda can count of the support of 44.6% of voters, which is only 0.3 points […] The post Final poll before Colombia’s first round vote – Cepeda: 44.6%, De la Espriella: 31.6% appeared first on Colombia News.

The government of Bolivia expelled Colombia’s ambassador to la Paz, Elizabeth Garcia, in response to comments made by President Gustavo Petro about ongoing unrest in the Andean country. In a press statement, Bolivia’s Foreign Ministry said it ordered the ambassador to leave “to uphold the principles of sovereignty, non-interference in internal affairs, and mutual respect […] The post Bolivia expels Colombia’s ambassador to La Paz appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s finance intelligence unit UIAF informed the House of Representatives that it found “unjustified wealth accumulation” in the tax records of Supreme Court magistrate Cristina Lombana. In a report made public by Caracol Radio, the UIAF said that it found that Lombana and her husband, attorney Leonardo Andres Carvajal, reported a wealth accumulation that allegedly […] The post Colombia’s financial intelligence unit finds “unjustified wealth accumulation” in Supreme Court justice’s reco...

German Vargas, one of Colombia’s most powerful and controversial politicians of the 21st century, has died at 64 after a long battle against cancer. Vargas was born in 1962 into the Lleras dynasty as the grandson of former President Carlos Lleras, who ruled Colombia between 1966 and 1970. The dynasty politician began his political career […] The post German Vargas, Colombia’s former VP, dies at 64 appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s Congress denied control over the legislative agenda to President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and voted for a president loyal to former President Alvaro Uribe. De la Espriella proposed his friend, Senator Alfredo Deluque of the U Party, to assume the leadership of the Senate, which would have given the government control over the congressional […] The post De la Espriella denied aspired control over Colombia’s Congress appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that he will seek a court order to annul the election of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said he had gather enough evidence to prove that his successor “was elected from abroad, with nonexistent votes.” “Today we are presenting the […] The post Petro to seek court order to annul election of De la Espriella appeared first on Colombia News.

The director of Colombia’s land agency ANT filed criminal complaints about at least eight attempts to steal land from beneficiaries of President Gustavo Petro’s land reform. According to ANT director Harman Felipe, armed men associated with drug traffickers and paramilitary commanders intimidated the communities at six plots that had been given to victim of the […] The post Colombia’s land agency claims elections triggered surge in land theft appeared first on Colombia News.

Outgoing President Gustavo Petro and Senator Ivan Cepeda will jointly lead the political opposition to President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, they announced after a meeting at the presidential palace. In a post on social media platform X, Cepeda said that Petro “is our supreme leader and the architect of the first progressive government.” “Alongside him, […] The post Petro maintains leadership role on Colombia’s left appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s voters elected far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella as their new president, according to the preliminary count of the National Registry. With 99.45% of the preliminary tallies counted, De la Espriella obtained 49.7% of the votes. His leftist opponent, Senator Ivan Cepeda, got 48.7% of the votes. The remaining 1.6% voted blank. The turnout […] The post Colombia’s preliminary count: Abelardo de la Espriella elected president appeared first on Colombia News.

The far-right frontrunner in Colombia’s election race, Abelardo de la Espriella, told US President Donald Trump he will help “fight the radical left that seeks to destroy the values our Nations are built upon.” De la Espriella responded to Trump’s third endorsement on his Truth Social website. In the endorsement, the US president claimed that […] The post De la Espriella tells Trump they will “combat transnational crime and the radical left” appeared first on Colombia News.

Concern of violence in the immediate aftermath of Colombia’s elections grow amid increasing insecurity about the influence of vote-buying. Support Colombia Reports as a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paid subscriber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or with a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠one-time donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The post Post-election violence possible amid concerns of vote-buying appeared first on Colombia News.

A member of the Accusations Committee of Colombia’s Congress ordered the suspension of President Gustavo Petro, bypassing all steps that would give such a decision legal validity. In a ruling, House Representative Gloria Arizabaleta ordered “the provisional suspension of Mr. Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego from his position as president” until June 21 at 4PM. The […] The post House representative illegally suspends Petro as president of Colombia appeared first on Colombia News.

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US President Donald Trump endorsed far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella ahead of the second round of Colombia’s election. In a post on his Truth Social website, Trump congratulated De la Espriella for his victory in the first round, which surprisingly made the lawyer the frontrunner in the race. According to the US president, […] The post Trump endorses De la Espriella ahead of Colombia’s 2nd round vote appeared first on Colombia News.

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At least 48 people were killed in a major battle between two rival FARC dissident groups in southern Colombia, the Ombudsman’s Office said Friday. In a press statement, the Ombudsman’s Office said that government employees and international observers retrieved 48 bodies from a rural part of San Jose del Guaviare, the capital of the Guaviare […] The post 48 killed in clashes between FARC dissidents: Colombia’s ombudsman appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s top electoral authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE), revoked the suspension of a pollster accused of publishing biased polling results. Following a meeting, the CNE said that the decision to suspend the activities of pollster AtlasIntel and its publications in weekly Semana was taken solely by magistrate Fabiola Marquez, the representative of the ruling […] The post Colombia’s election authority walks back suspension of controversial pollster appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s top election authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE), suspended the publication of a major poll in response to concerns over its alleged lack of accuracy. In a ruling, decreed the “immediate suspension and temporary ban on the publication, broadcast, and dissemination of election polls by the polling firm AtlasIntel and the media outlet Semana […] The post Colombia suspends election poll amid inaccuracy concerns appeared first on Colombia News.

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Colombia’s peace commissioner asked the prosecution to suspend the arrest warrants of the commander and 28 members of paramilitary organization EGC to facilitate the demobilization and disarmament of the group. The lifting of the arrest warrants would allow EGC commander Jobanis Avila, a.k.a. “Chiquito Malo,” and his subordinates to travel to two demobilization sites in […] The post Colombia seeks suspension of EGC commander’s arrest warrant ahead of demobilization appeared first on Colombia ...

Medellin will be the home of the US-led “Shield of the Americas” security program, according to Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and Mayor Federico Gutierrez. At a meeting with authorities from the Antioquia province, De la Espriella and Gutierrez agreed that Colombia’s second largest city is the “head of the snake of drug trafficking […] The post Colombia’s “Shield of the Americas” to operate from Medellin: De la Espriella appeared first on Colombia News.

President Gustavo Petro called on the people to “prepare peaceful resistance” to the “viceroyalty” that “has been imposed as the president of Colombia.” During an Independence Day speech in the poor south of Bogota, Petro told thousands of supporters that “the next president of Colombia will be a servant to the rulers of the United […] The post Petro calls for “peaceful resistance” against Colombia’s incoming “viceroyalty” appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella announced on Monday that he will close the Peace Commissioner’s Office, which was in charge of negotiating peace and implementing peace deals with illegal armed groups. “The Office of the Peace Commissioner is coming to an end, because there will be no more sham peace processes during my administration,” […] The post Colombia’s peace and human rights offices to close: De la Espriella appeared first on Colombia News.

President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday suspended the transfer of power after President Gustavo Petro accused him of fraud. In a post on social media platform X, De la Espriella said he had “given instructions to the vice president-elect of the Republic to immediately suspend the handover process with the corrupt government that is […] The post De la Espriella suspends Colombia’s transfer of power appeared first on Colombia News.

Opposition leader Ivan Cepeda urged followers to exercise civil disobedience unless President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella does not renounce his US citizenship and ends the persecution of opponents in the US. At a press conference, Cepeda announced the “civil disobedience against the violation of our national dignity” and called on the 12.7 million Colombians who […] The post Cepeda calls for civil disobedience if De la Espriella doesn’t renounce US citizenship appeared first on Colombia News.

The National Electoral Council (CNE) certified Abelardo de la Espriella as the country’s new president after scrutinizing Sunday’s tally sheets. According to the CNE, De la Espriella received 12,960,166 votes, 624 more than had been counted by the National Registry, which organized the election. The leftist Ivan Cepeda received 400 votes less than counted by […] The post CNE confirms outcome: Abelardo de la Espriella is Colombia’s new president appeared first on Colombia News.

The projected winner of Colombia’s election, Abelardo de la Espriella, claimed victory and warned opponents to “refrain from sparking social unrest.” During his victory speech, De la Espriella ignored electoral authorities’ alert that Sunday’s count was preliminary and that the official results will be the result of a scrutiny process. With a difference of 250,000 […] The post De la Espriella claims victory, warns Colombia’s left to “refrain from sparking social unrest” appeared first on Colo...

The battle between De la Espriella and Cepeda has come to an end, and little is left if Colombia’s democracy. Support Colombia Reports as a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paid subscriber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or with a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠one-time donation⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. The post Colombia’s election crisis: scandals, foreign Interference, and democracy at risk appeared first on Colombia News.

US migration authorities arrested a prominent Colombian influencer after filing criminal charges against far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. According to video sent to Colombian journalists, Beto Coral was arrested by four agents of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) at his home in Arizona. In a message to Senator-elect Wally Rodriguez, Coral said that he […] The post HSI arrests Colombian influencer after filing criminal charges against De la Espriella appeared fir...

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The Superior Court of Bogota gave far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella 24 hours to stop using national symbols in his presidential campaign. The court additionally told De la Espriella to stop using the word “patria” (homeland) in his propaganda, effectively banning the far-right campaign’s name, “Defensores de la patria” (Defenders of the homeland), and […] The post Court orders De la Espriella to stop using national symbols in campaign appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s top electoral authority, the National Electoral Council (CNE), confirmed the outcome of the presidential election’s first round after finding no evidence of the fraud alleged by outgoing President Gustavo Petro. In a ruling that followed the scrutiny of votes, the CNE confirmed that far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda […] The post Colombia’s election court finds no evidence of mass fraud in 1st round vote appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Tuesday that he can prove that the electoral census was inflated with more than 885,000 voter ahead of the first round on the presidential election. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said his decision to reject the results of the preliminary count presented by the National Registry’s […] The post Petro says he has evidence of fraud in Colombia’s first round vote appeared first on Colombia News.

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, said Sunday that he does not accept the preliminary results of the first round election that surprisingly saw far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella come out on top. In a speech before supporters, Cepeda called on electoral authorities to scrutinize the allegedly last-minute registry of hundreds of thousands […] The post Elections in Colombia: Cepeda and Petro dismiss preliminary 1st round results appeared first on Colombia ...

Colombia President Gustavo Petro and members of his leftist Historic Pact party have repeatedly clashed with the National Registry over concerns that fraud could decide the upcoming presidential election. The National Registry, which organizes the elections, for weeks has been running ads on social media to convince voters that the electoral system is fraud-proof. The […] The post National Registry fails to dispel repeated fraud concerns of Colombia’s left appeared first on Colombia News.

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US Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH) called on Colombia’s electoral authority to disqualify votes from “parts of the country that are not secure” ahead of presidential elections. In a conversation with the Atlantic Council think tank, Moreno said that “I want to encourage the government, the CNE specifically, to consider voter intimidation as a disqualifying event […] The post US Senator calls on Colombia’s election authorities to disqualify votes from violent regions appeared first on Colombia News.

The administration of President Gustavo Petro clashed with Colombia’s judicial branch over its attempt to lift the arrest warrants for members of paramilitary organization EGC. The president’s peace commissioner, Otty Patiño, last week asked the prosecution to suspend arrest warrants of EGC commander Jobanis de Jesus Avila, a.k.a. “Chiquito Malo,” and 28 of his subordinates. […] The post Petro administration clashes with judicial branch over EGC demobilization plans appeared first on Colombia...

The polling firms hired by Colombia’s corporate media ahead of the elections are struggling to comply with stricter polling regulations that took force last year. A commission of experts that monitors compliance with the law, reportedly recommended the National Electoral Council (CNE) to suspend the license of the AtlasIntel, which has been conducting polls for […] The post Pollsters struggling to comply with Colombia’s stricter regulations appeared first on Colombia News.

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