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The projected winner of Colombia’s election, Abelardo de la Espriella, claimed victory and warned opponents to “refrain from sparking social unrest.” During his victory speech, De la Espriella ignored electoral authorities’ al...

Colombia’s leftist presidential candidate, Senator Ivan Cepeda, says that party lawyers will challenge the results of 27% of the ballot boxes. in a speech that followed the presidential election, Cepeda said that the lawyers of his political pa...

Colombia’s voters elected far-right attorney Abelardo de la Espriella as their new president, according to the preliminary count of the National Registry. With 99.58% of the preliminary tallies counted, De la Espriella obtained 49.65% of the vo...

The battle between De la Espriella and Cepeda has come to an end, and little is left of Colombia’s democracy. Support Colombia Reports as a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paid subscriber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or with a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Colombia’s Prosecutor General’s Office opened a formal investigation into former President Alvaro Uribe for his alleged ties to a paramilitary group in his native Antioquia province. In a post on social media platform X, Uribe said he had...

The far-right frontrunner in Colombia’s election race, Abelardo de la Espriella, told US President Donald Trump he will help “fight the radical left that seeks to destroy the values our Nations are built upon.” De la Espriella respo...

US migration authorities arrested a prominent Colombian influencer after filing criminal charges against far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. According to video sent to Colombian journalists, Beto Coral was arrested by four agen...

The campaign of far-right presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella paid COP1.3 million ($363,720) to an apparent front company, reported Cambio magazine. The company, Nova Soporte Integral, had been liquidated in October of 2023 and resurfaced...

Concern of violence in the immediate aftermath of Colombia’s elections grow amid increasing insecurity about the influence of vote-buying. Support Colombia Reports as a ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠paid subscriber⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ...