COLOMBIA-BOGOTA-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-FIRST ROUND

Xinhua
01 Jun 2026, 07:54 GMT+10

(260601) -- BOGOTA, June 1, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Abelardo de la Espriella (C), an independent candidate associated with the far-right Defenders of the Homeland movement, is seen at a polling station in Bogota, Colombia, on May 31, 2026. Polls opened across Colombia on Sunday for the first round of the country's presidential election, with voters casting ballots to elect a president and a vice president for the 2026-2030 term.

Abelardo de la Espriella, an independent candidate associated with the far-right Defenders of the Homeland movement, and Ivan Cepeda of the ruling left-wing Historic Pact coalition, advanced to the presidential runoff after emerging as the top two candidates in Sunday's first-round vote, according to preliminary results released by the National Civil Registry. (Xinhua)

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