Abelardo de la Espriella

The South American country is moving from a left-wing government to a right-wing one, as has happened across much of the Americas. The new president, with no background in government work, is facing a cocktail of challenges that would be demanding for any experienced leader

Gustavo Petro is spending his last day as president after a term filled with promises, noise and controversy

Mexico’s decision to pursue criminal legal action over the deaths of 17 Mexican nationals at the hands of ICE represents the region’s strongest response yet to the Republican’s immigration policy

Colombia’s president-elect announces the closure of the Office of the High Commissioner for Peace and three additional entities created to carry out the agreement with the FARC guerrilla

The vice president-elect says that Abelardo de la Espriella’s government, which begins on August 7, does not fit into the far right, the right or the center, and that its guiding principle is pragmatism

The new president of Colombia is in Washington’s orbit, giving a new boost to anti-immigration and hardline policies in the region

With meetings suspended indefinitely, the outgoing government is seeking legal safeguards through oversight bodies and plans to publicize its record directly via social media

While outgoing president Gustavo Petro denies the legitimacy of the incoming leader’s victory at the polls, and his candidate Iván Cepeda talks of civil disobedience, the administrative transition moves forward smoothly

Claims that Abelardo de la Espriella’s win was driven by armed pressure behind Iván Cepeda’s vote stigmatize the left without evidence

An acrimonious, polarized presidential campaign has started to recede after Iván Cepeda conceded defeat and the National Electoral Council confirmed the result following the final count

The president-elect of Colombia has supported building mega-prisons, scaling back bureaucracy and withdrawing the country from the United Nations system. He’ll face opposition from half the country

Right-wing governments are now in power in 12 countries in their various forms, as hardline security policies, rollbacks of women’s and minority rights, and alliances in Trump’s orbit gain ground

Conservative leaders across Latin America also celebrated the results of the presidential election, which gives a razor-thin advantage to the self-styled outsider

The controversial criminal lawyer, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, has defeated the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda by less than one percentage point. If confirmed, it will mark a shift for one of the few leftist strongholds that remained in Latin America

The far-right contender Abelardo de la Espriella leads going into election day, while the leftist candidate Iván Cepeda is relying on a late surge

The far-right candidate’s campaign benefited from using content creators to attack rivals and from prioritizing short, emotional messages

A group of congressmembers has sent a letter to senior US officials expressing ‘grave concern about the brazen interference’ in another country’s presidential election. The letter also underscores Espriella’s ties to a paramilitary group and questions the origin of his properties in Florida

Warnings of protests and violence are on the rise ahead of the possible victory of far right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella

The Colombian president and the New York mayor were to meet privately, but the White House prevented it, according to ‘The Washington Post’

The ruling party candidate has been denied loans, his communications strategy arrived late, and the Colombian president refuses to stop sabotaging his campaign

The far-right presidential candidate took advantage of growing polarization and the referendum-like nature of the vote to concentrate in a single candidacy what had been divided four years ago

The US president praised the winner of the first round of elections and urged Colombians to vote for him at the June 21 runoff. Colombian president Gustavo Petro rejected the ‘interference’

With the left and right blocks already consolidated, both candidates now face the challenge of wooing the unconvinced citizens in time for the second round of voting

The winner of the first round of the Colombian presidential election has used misogynistic and homophobic language, admires Milei and Bukele, promises to cut 40% of state bureaucracy, and wants to reopen debates over abortion and child adoption rights

The far‑right candidate secured 43.7% of the vote and the left‑wing contender 40.9%. The president challenged the preliminary tally and rejected the figures released on Sunday

Violence, the deficit, the collapse of the healthcare system, and corruption await the winner of the presidential elections