onsdag 24 juni 2026

Leftist candidate admits defeat in Colombia

Vänstersenatorn Iván Cepeda medger sin förlust i presidentvalet i Colombia. Måndag 22 juni 2026. 
Leftist senator Iván Cepeda admits defeat in Colombia's presidential election. Monday, June 22, 2026. Photo: Fernando Vergara /AP/TT

Leftist senator Iván Cepeda admits defeat in Colombia's presidential election.

Cepeda lost by 1 percentage point to his opponent, right-wing politician Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been supported by US President Donald Trump.

The victory for businessman and lawyer de la Espriella was secured by a margin of almost 251,000 votes.

Iván Cepeda and outgoing president Gustavo Petro initially did not accept the vote count and he said he wanted to wait for a review of the election results. But on Wednesday, Cepeda finally announced that he was admitting defeat.

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