https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-voteContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-votehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/ghost-of-far-right-paramilitaries-hovers-over-colombia-s-presidential-runoff-vote#u10993Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:21:39 +0000Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won the preliminary count in Colombia's presidential runoff on June 21. He defeated government-backed rival Ivan Cepeda by a narrow margin. De la Espriella has pledged to resume full-scale military action against armed groups.What's confirmed:Colombia held a presidential runoff election on Sunday, June 21.Abelardo de la Espriella won the preliminary count of the presidential race.Donald Trump endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella.Ivan Cepeda was the government-backed rival in the runoff.The runoff pitted a leftist reformer against a law-and-order n