Far-right millionaire Abelardo de la Espriella wins Colombia’s presidential runoff

Abelardo de la Espriella won Colombia's presidential runoff on June 21, 2026, defeating leftwing senator Iván Cepeda. With 99.98% of ballots counted, De la Espriella secured 12.95 million votes, representing 49.66% of the total. His opponent, Cepeda, received 12.7 million votes, or 48.7%. A further 1.6% of ballots were cast blank. De la Espriella, described as a Trump-admiring far-right millionaire lawyer and self-styled "outsider," narrowly defeated Cepeda by 249,901 votes. Cepeda has alleged irregularities in the vote count following the preliminary results.