Trump-backed candidate wins razor-tight Colombia presidential election
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Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff between leftist Ivan Cepeda and far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, with the frontrunner promising military escalation against armed groups. The election carries major implications for Colombia's peace process and reflects a potential rightward shift in the region, as the deeply polarized electorate chooses between contrasting visions for the country's future.
Progressive: Progressive-leaning outlets frame de la Espriella as a Trump-aligned threat to Colombia's peace process, emphasizing the risks of returning to large-scale military confrontation with armed groups after years of peace efforts.
Moderate: Centrist media presents the election as a polarized choice between starkly different governance models—leftist continuity versus outsider disruption—without endorsing either candidate's platform.
Conservative: Conservative-leaning outlets frame de la Espriella's security-focused platform as a necessary break from leftist governance, celebrating his role in Latin America's broader political rightward shift.
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A flamboyant US-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia's presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard right with a promise to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups.
With almost all polling centers reporting, Abelardo de la Espriella won 49.66 percent of the vote versus left-wing Sen.
Ivan Cepeda's 48.70 percent.
The 47-year-old's victory is set to improve strained relations with Washington and extends a wave of rightist candidates who have swept to ...