Colombians vote in presidential runoff between Trump-backed hardliner, leftist senator

On 21 June 2026, Colombians voted in a presidential runoff between Abelardo de la Espriella, nicknamed 'El Tigre' (the Tiger) and backed by Trump, and a leftist senator. The vote was very close.

CNN reported that de la Espriella won the preliminary count in the tight runoff, and Bloomberg and the New York Times also reported that he appeared to win. O Globo wrote that he won by a narrow margin, and Le Monde reported him elected president. Fox News wrote that he looked to crush cartels.