Rightist Leaders Congratulate Colombian President-Elect
Trump, Kast and other right-wing leaders hailed the result as a break from four years of leftist rule.
- On Sunday, Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella defeated Senator Ivan Cepeda in a razor-tight runoff vote, extending a wave of rightist candidates across Latin America.
- Espriella, who calls himself "The Tiger," campaigned on "iron fist" security policies, promising a dramatic shift from four years of leftist rule.
- President Donald Trump expressed "his support" for Espriella, posting on Truth Social that "He Won, BIG!" Argentine President Javier Milei declared, "Freedom is advancing throughout Latin America and there is no turning back."
- Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa stated "Colombia chose order over impunity," while Venezuelan Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said, "We know we will have a great ally in Venezuela's democratic transition and that together, we will achieve prosperity."
- Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino and President Jose Antonio Kast offered congratulations, signaling a unified rightist coalition as Espriella prepares to implement his security agenda across the region.
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De la Espriella promised to ally with the right in the region, especially with U.S. President Donald Trump, who, according to the elected president, expressed "his support" after celebrating his victory in a call.
The triumph of the lawyer and political outsider marks the end of Gustavo Petro’s progressive cycle. Security, relationship with the United States, governance and ties with Javier Milei appear among the axes of a transformation that could redefine the Latin American political map. Read more
They highlight the "responsible" attitude of the Colombian people and applaud a "historic" result MADRID, 22 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS).- Several Latin American leaders have congratulated the ultra-right candidate to the presidency of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, for his victory in the second round of presidential elections, in which 49.6% of the votes would have been taken, according to the preliminary results. Argentina's president, Javier Mil…
The candidate of the alliance of ultra-right Abelardo de la Espriella prevails in the ballot for the presidency of Colombia with 49.71%, above the leftist candidate of the official Historical Pact, Iván Cepeda, with 48.64%, after the count of 99% of the votes. Thus, De la Espriella would achieve a tight advantage of less than one point over Cepeda (0.96%), according to the partial results of the so-called “pre-count”, published by the National C…
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