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Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist reformer against law-and-order newcomer

Investing.com

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June 21, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Bandwagon
Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist reformer against law-and-order newcomer
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Real Clear Politics

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· Jun 23, 2026

Colombia Voters Cement Latin America's Rightward Shift

Colombia Voters Cement Latin America's Rightward Shift

Left Voice

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· Jun 22, 2026

Elections in Colombia Signal Another Victory for the Right in Latin America

Abelardo de la Espriella will likely become Colombia’s next president, the latest in a far-right wave sweeping Latin America. But workers and popular sectors can stop the Right’s resurgence. The post Elections in Colombia Signal Another Victory for the Right in Latin America appeared first on Left Voice.

South China Morning Post

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· Jun 21, 2026

Colombians vote for president amid corruption fears, polarisation

A deeply divided electorate will choose Colombia’s next president in a run-off on Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both candidates tapping into fears of renewed internal conflict in the country. Voters will choose between businessman and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and Iván Cepeda, a lawmaker and heir to the political movement of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, the nation’s first leftist leader. The two defeated nine other contenders in a May 31...

Associated Press

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· Jun 21, 2026

Colombia presidential candidates vote in runoff election

Colombian presidential contenders voted in a closely fought presidential runoff Sunday between a progressive and a conservative outsider. (AP video by Samuel Sotomayor, Cesar Olmos and Astrid Suarez) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home

World Politics Review

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· Jun 23, 2026

Colombia Lurches to the Right

According to an initial tally released by Colombia’s electoral authorities yesterday, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella eked out a victory over his left-wing rival, Sen. Ivan Cepeda, in Sunday’s presidential runoff election, winning 49.7 percent of the vote compared to the latter’s 48.7 percent. Though Cepeda is challenging the results, preliminary counts have proven accurate in previous Colombian elections, so the outcome is unlikely to change. As I wrote ahead of the runoff, this election has followed a number of familiar regional scripts. De la Espriella campaigned on a hard-line law-and-order platform, vowing to return Colombia to a wartime [...] The post Colombia Lurches to the Right appeared first on World Politics Review.

PolitiFact

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· Jun 25, 2026

Colombia's fast voting results aren't proof of cheating in California elections

Why Colombia, California elections don’t compare

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Related coverage for "Colombia votes in runoff pitting leftist reformer against law-and-order newcomer": Real Clear Politics — Colombia Voters Cement Latin America's Rightward Shift. Left Voice — Elections in Colombia Signal Another Victory for the Right in Latin America. South China Morning Post — Colombians vote for president amid corruption fears, polarisation. Associated Press — Colombia presidential candidates vote in runoff election. World Politics Review — Colombia Lurches to the Right. PolitiFact — Colombia's fast voting results aren't proof of cheating in California elections