Una Colombia dividida elige a su nuevo presidente entre De la Espriella y Cepeda: ¿qué está en juego?
De la Espriella led the first round with 43.7%, while Cepeda seeks to rally voters around a social agenda and peace talks.
- On Sunday, Colombia holds a runoff election between opposition lawyer Espriella, who led the first round with 43.7%, and Senator Cepeda, representing President Gustavo Petro's progressive coalition.
- Analyst Karol Sol from Universidad del Norte describes two conflicting visions: Cepeda's social and pacifist approach to peace versus Espriella's focus on security and order against armed criminal groups.
- The Pacto Hist government reduced poverty to 28% in 2025, the country's lowest on record, yet faces criticism over inflation at 5.6% and growth of 2.4% amid fiscal deficits.
- Trump broke his silence to offer Espriella "respaldo completo y total," targeting business sectors in Estados Unidos rather than the general electorate, analysts say.
- Analyst Sol identifies a class divide, with ascending sectors feeling burdened by taxes; the election outcome will determine the future of the Pacto Hist progressive project.
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Polls give a favorite to De la Espriella, who received more votes in the first round ahead of Cepeda
BOGOTA (AP) — Colombia will elect its next president on Sunday in a close runoff between progressive Ivan Cepeda and conservative Abelardo de la Espriella, with two different proposals on how to address the armed conflict.
Duel in Colombia between a left-wing advocate of human rights and an ultra-right-wing hardliner with backing from Washington: The extremely opposing candidates Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella ran for president in the South American country on Sunday.The polls predicted a head-to-head race between the left-wing senator and the right-wing lawyer.In the first round of the election three weeks ago, the political newcomer De la Espriella had…
Alberto de la Espriella, lawyer of the extreme right supported by Trump, and leftist Ivan Cepeda, candidate of the current president Gustavo Petro, argue suit.
Iván Cepeda and Abelardo de la Espriella have different ideas about practically everything: one of them will become the next president
Colombia's citizens no longer rely on a state in which violence is steadily increasing, and for many, the extremely right-wing presidential candidate de la Espriella becomes a hopeful bearer.
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