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Leftist candidate Senator Iván Cepeda conceded to far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella after official recounts confirmed a margin of less than 1%. De la Espriella, backed by Donald Trump, vowed to join the far-right ‘American Shield’ coalition and launch a military crackdown on drug cartels and armed groups.
More than 41 million Colombians vote in a runoff between leftist senator Iván Cepeda and far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella. The candidates offer opposing solutions to endemic violence, with de la Espriella advocating a hardline crackdown and Cepeda pushing dialogue with armed groups. The election comes a decade after the FARC peace deal, as violence and homicides have surged again.
Millions of Colombian voters go to the polls in the first round of presidential elections, with three leading candidates—a left-wing senator, an independent businessman, and a right-wing senator—aiming to replace President Gustavo Petro. The election reflects deep divisions over security and reform, with a potential runoff on June 21.
Kerala, which hosted the world's first democratically elected communist government, has voted out the Left front, ending India's five-decade streak of having at least one leftist state government. The United Democratic Front won a decisive majority in the May 2021 elections. Analysts cite the Left's ideological dilution, limited outreach, and a national rightward shift as reasons for its decline, though some see potential for revival.
