Outsider Colombian conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won Sunday’s first round presidential election, placing him in the lead position in anticipation of a June 21 runoff election against far-left Senator Iván Cepeda.

De la Espriella, a 47-year-old pro-Trump lawyer and businessman nicknamed “The Tiger,” is one of the 13 presidential candidates who appeared on the ballot in Sunday’s 2026 presidential election, which saw millions of Colombians head to the polls to choose who will succeed far-left President Gustavo Petro once his term ends in August. De la Espriella, and his Vice Presidential running mate José Manual Restrepo, are…

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