A preliminary tally from the country’s civil registry showed that, with 99% of polling stations reporting, de la Espriella, 47, of the Defensores de la Patria (Defenders of the Homeland) political movement secured 49.66% of the votes. His opponent, veteran politician and leftist senator Iván Cepeda from the Pacto Histórico party that’s led by outgoing President Gustavo Petro, secured 48.7% of the votes.
In his victory speech in the coastal northern city of Barranquilla on Sunday night, de la Espriella said, “I will govern for all Colombians, for those who voted for me and for those who chose another candidate.”
It comes as Latin American nations have been facing increasing pressure from their citizens and the Trump Administration to move away from progressive governments. Others in the region like Chile and Honduras have also elected conservatives to power in the past year, and in Peru, right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori edged closer toward the presidency following elections in April and a runoff in June.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also extended his congratulations. “The Trump Administration looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration to advance regional security cooperation, end illegal immigration to the United States, and strengthen our economic ties,” Rubio wrote on social media. “Colombia’s best days are ahead.” De la Espriella was naturalized as a U.S. citizen in 2023 and previously spent more than a decade living in Florida.
Cepeda, in a speech before his supporters Sunday night, said that while he acknowledges the initial results, lawyers are still contesting in polling precincts and that they will await the results of the scrutiny.
“There will be no areas off-limits to the State,” he told his supporters in Barranquilla. “There will be no unpunished or untouchable criminals.”
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