Iván Cepeda

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

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

Armed groups poison a campaign in which candidates Iván Cepeda, Abelardo de la Espriella, and Paloma Valencia have reported death threats

The leading candidates are looking to attract citizens who are still considering their vote, while being careful not to lose their base of loyal supporters

An international firm specializing in helping millionaires relocate has opened in Bogotá. ‘My life plans can’t depend on an election,’ says a 30‑year‑old architect

The surge of clips created by artificial intelligence is being driven largely by the two campaigns battling for right‑wing voters, with the left hesitating to use this strategy

Illegal pressure to influence the vote of hundreds of thousands of people resurfaces and once again is shaping the presidential race

The far-right candidate made misogynistic comments to two journalists, drawing widespread criticism

A vicious attack against the civilian population underscores the sense of helplessness in the face of the failed peace policies of the Petro administration. The security crisis has sparked speculation among presidential candidates about the motivations of the armed groups

At least one fatality has been reported after the C-130 Hercules, which was carrying 121 people, crashed in Putumayo, in the southwestern part of the country

Colombia’s left-wing presidential candidate defends the current government’s achievements but claims to be the only strategist in his campaign: ‘I am nobody’s copy or clone’

The right-wing Colombian presidential candidate is looking for a running mate who thinks differently from her, without having to sacrifice the political principles of her mentor

The conservative senator is threatening the leadership of the far-right candidate De la Espriella, and triggering new scenarios ahead of the battle against the left for the presidency in May

The increase in the minimum wage, the fiscal deficit, or taxes imposed by decree are overshadowing issues like security or corruption

In an interview with EL PAÍS, the Colombian president acknowledges that he feared being captured like Maduro, but believes that the call with the tycoon ‘froze’ the threat

The humanitarian crisis caused by the guerrilla offensive in the Catatumbo border region is still far from being resolved

Following a meeting between the leftist presidential candidate and a business association, supporters of former president Alvaro Uribe are urging the private sector to abandon its traditional caution

Recently acquitted of all charges in the ‘trial of the century’ that pitted him against the leftist senator Iván Cepeda, the right-wing former president now loses the momentum he had gained as a new election campaign gets underway

Leaders on both the left and right are criticizing forced recruitment of children by illegal groups more harshly than the state’s actions

The veteran senator doubled Carolina Corcho’s lead at a vote organized by the Historic Pact, a center-left to far-left coalition