https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-voteContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-votehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-vote#u22904Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:36:18 +0000Abelardo de la Espriella won a presidential runoff against Ivan Cepeda. The victory followed a sharply polarized first round. Protests and claims of election irregularities have followed the result.What's confirmed:Abelardo de la Espriella and Ivan Cepeda competed in a presidential runoff on June 21.The candidates represented opposite ends of the political spectrum. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-votehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-vote#u16414Sat, 27 Jun 2026 23:16:51 +0000Trump-backed lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella won a polarizing presidential runoff against Ivan Cepeda. The victory has triggered violent protests and claims of election irregularities. De la Espriella has promised a harsh crackdown on criminals and the left.What's confirmed:Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly won the presidential runoff against Ivan Cepeda.De la Espriella is a lawyer who has never held public office.Donald Trump endorsed De la Espriella.The election result sparked violent protests.De la Espriella vowed to kill criminals like "rats and cockroaches" and "disembowel& https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-votehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-vote#u10993Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:21:39 +0000Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the preliminary count in Colombia's presidential runoff on June 21. He defeated government-backed rival Ivan Cepeda by a narrow margin. De la Espriella has pledged to resume full-scale military action against armed groups.What's confirmed:Colombia held a presidential runoff election on Sunday, June 21.Abelardo de la Espriella won the preliminary count of the presidential race.Donald Trump endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella.Ivan Cepeda was the government-backed rival in the runoff.The runoff pitted a leftist reformer against a law-and-order n