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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters at a celebration rally after runoff election results showed him leading in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

From ‘The Lion’ to ‘The Tiger’: Conservative Trump allies gain ground in Latin America

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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the opposition Defenders of the Motherland movement arrives to vote with his family during the runoff election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Trump-endorsed de la Espriella holds slim lead in Colombia’s election as rival challenges vote

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In this combination of photos shows presidential candidates Abelardo de la Espriella, left, on May 6, 2026, and Ivan Cepeda on May 31, 2026, in Bogota, Colombia. (AP Photo)

Colombians vote in a presidential runoff that pits an outsider against a progressive

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Blanca Nubia Monroy poses with a photograph of her son, Julian Oviedo, who disappeared in 2008 and whose body was found months later in a clandestine grave, in Bogota, Colombia, , June 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Two sides of a political chasm share one fear in Colombia’s presidential race: A return to the past

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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement salutes after voting during the presidential election in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian presidential candidate urges prosecutors to investigate alleged voter coercion

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People walk through a part of the Amazon River that shows signs of drought in Santa Sofia, on the outskirts of Leticia, Colombia, Oct. 20, 2024. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia, File)

Colombia’s presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels

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Presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella of the Defenders of the Motherland movement addresses supporters after leading the first round of the presidential election and advancing to a runoff in Barranquilla, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Colombian presidential candidate de la Espriella thanks Trump for endorsing his campaign

By Astrid Suárez - Associated Press

President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during the presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Sunday, May 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

European Union observers reject Petro’s fraud claims, calling Colombia’s vote ‘transparent’

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A man walks through a voting center in preparation for Sunday's presidential election in Bogota, Colombia, Friday, May 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Colombia accuses Ecuador of ‘deliberate interference’ in general elections

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