Colombian Politics

Colombia Certifies De la Espriella With a Wider Margin — and Petro's 'Peaceful Resistance' Opens a New Front

Colombia's Consejo Nacional Electoral formally certified Abelardo de la Espriella as president-elect on June 24 with a final margin of 251,854 votes — 1,024 wider than the preliminary count — as Iván Cepeda conceded and withdrew all 57,189 legal challenges. What the certification exposes about the next 44 days may matter more than its verdict: Petro announced the transition while appending 'quizás la resistencia pacífica,' and De la Espriella faces a fractured Congress, a collapsed peace policy, and severe fiscal constraints before reaching the Casa de Nariño on Aug. 7.

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A 24 horas del balotaje más tenso de Colombia en décadas: injerencia exterior, silencio judicial y la prueba de las instituciones

Ministerio de Defensa admite riesgo de violencia poselectoral en cuatro ciudades colombianas

Suspendido por su propio partido: la 'jugadita' contra Petro carece de piso jurídico y le entrega el papel de víctima

La Comisión de Acusación de la Cámara, presidida por una congresista del Pacto Histórico, suspendió a Gustavo Petro el 10 de junio. Gobierno, juristas y oposición coinciden en que la medida es inválida —y varios advierten que, lejos de golpearlo, refuerza la narrativa de victimización que el petrismo necesita a once días del balotaje.

21 days ago

Petro entierra su Asamblea Constituyente a tres semanas del balotaje

El comité promotor retiró el proyecto insignia del petrismo y suspendió la recolección de firmas. No fue convicción: el centro político lo exigió como precio para considerar un respaldo a Iván Cepeda en la segunda vuelta del 21 de junio.

25 days ago

Petro Alleges Election Fraud Even as His Own Candidate Rejects the Claim, Ahead of Colombia's June 21 Runoff

President Gustavo Petro refuses to recognize Colombia's May 31 first-round result, but his own movement's runoff candidate, Iván Cepeda, says there is no evidence of fraud — exposing a rift on the left before a June 21 vote that could reset US-Colombia relations.

26 days ago

The 'Decálogo del Millón': Fajardo's 10 Conditions Are a Searing Verdict on Four Years of Petrismo

Centrist former presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo published a 10-point manifesto on June 3 demanding an end to Petro's constituent assembly push, Total Peace, and administration-era corruption — a document that reads as a precise catalogue of the Colombian left's four-year record of failure, even as the numbers prove Cepeda cannot win regardless.

28 days ago

Colombia's Anti-Petro Coalition Reaches the White House: Trump Endorses De la Espriella as Runoff Takes Shape

Donald Trump issued a 'Complete and Total Endorsement' of Abelardo de la Espriella just 48 hours after the first-round result, and nominated a MAGA ally as the first US ambassador to Colombia in years — the latest stroke in an extraordinary anti-Petro consolidation that now spans every major domestic party and the White House.

29 days ago

Petro's Fraud Claims Collapse Under Scrutiny — But the Damage to Colombian Democracy Is Already Done

Colombia's outgoing president refused to accept the May 31 election results, alleging software fraud — claims since demolished by the country's own Registrar, 143 EU observers, and the judge-certified vote count Petro himself said he would trust. It is the fitting closing act of a presidency defined by corruption, broken promises, and democratic erosion.

29 days ago

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