Right wing populist Abelardo de la Espriella, nicknamed 'The Tiger,' has narrowly won Colombia's presidential election
Bogotá, Colombia – Abelardo de la Espriella, a right wing populist nicknamed ‘The Tiger,’ has narrowly won Colombia’s presidential election.
The criminal defense lawyer who has never held political office received 49.65% of the vote in the run-off election, whereas Ivan Cepeda, a left-wing Senator and ally of the current president, got 48.70%.
Cepeda’s team has said it recognizes the count. The results were part of a preliminary count and will still need to be legally scrutinized.
De la Espriella’s hardline security rhetoric was popular with supporters. He promised to scrap negotiations with armed groups that have taken place under President Gustavo Petro’s Total Peace policy, increase defense spending, as well as build mega-jails – mirroring El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele.
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