Latin America’s shallow shift to the right

Colombia and other recent polls highlight polarisation rather than a decisive swing

Colombia’s leftwing candidate concedes election to Trump-endorsed millionaire

Leftist Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella who won by razor-thin margin The defeated leftwing candidate in Colombia’s presidential runoff has conceded to the far-right, Trump-admiring millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella. Since Sunday night, the preliminary count had already pointed to a De la Espriella victory by a razor-thin margin of less than 1% of the vote. Continue reading...

By Tiago Rogero South America correspondent

Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat

After initially challenging the results, Colombia's leftist candidate conceded a razor-thin loss to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella.

De la Espriella pledges to restore Colombia’s relations with Israel

The far-right president-elect has pledged to rebuild ties with Israel and the US following tensions under Gustavo Petro.

Keiko Fujimori vows to unite a Peru ‘split in two’ as run-off lead holds

Right-wing ⁠candidate Keiko Fujimori said on ⁠Wednesday she would seek to ⁠unite a Peru “split in two” if she takes office, after razor-thin election results gave her enough votes to secure what appears to be an insurmountable lead in the presidential run-off. Fujimori, a four-time presidential hopeful and the daughter of late former president Alberto Fujimori, said ‌she would make an “open call” to experienced technocrats to form her first cabinet, as she seeks to fulfil campaign promises to...

By Reuters

The far-right promises De la Espriella borrows from Milei, Bukele, Bolsonaro, Uribe and Trump

The president-elect of Colombia has supported building mega-prisons, scaling back bureaucracy and withdrawing the country from the United Nations system. He’ll face opposition from half the country

By Camila Osorio

Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to Trump-endorsed outsider

EU says Colombia vote count transparent amid runoff dispute

A European Union observation mission said Tuesday that Colombia’s presidential vote count has been transparent and efficient, countering President Gustavo Petro’s repeated claims o...

Ivan Cepeda concedes defeat in Colombia’s presidential election

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.

By Adriaan Alsema