{"id":2927,"date":"2026-06-22T18:34:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2026-06-22T18:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:34:08","slug":"colombias-preliminary-vote-count-showing-de-la-espriellas-narrow-victory-is-accurate-registrar-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=2927","title":{"rendered":"Colombia\u2019s preliminary vote count showing De La Espriella\u2019s narrow victory is \u2018accurate,\u2019 registrar says"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. \u2014 After judges\u2019 certification, Hern\u00e1n Penagos, Colombia\u2019s national registrar, announced on Monday that the preliminary vote count after the runoff presidential election was \u201caccurate.\u201d <\/p>\n

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More than 41.4 million Colombians were eligible to vote, and over 26.3 million cast their ballots on Sunday, according to the Colombian National Registry. <\/p>\n

Abelardo De La Espriella, the right-wing candidate, was the president-elect after winning 250,830 votes more than Iv\u00e1n Cepeda, the left-wing candidate, according to the national registry\u2019s latest report. <\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed De La Espriella, 47, a criminal defense attorney and entrepreneur, and Colombian President Gustavo Petro supported Cepeda, 63, a senator and human rights advocate. <\/p>\n

With information from 99.99% of the polling stations, 122,017 out of 122,020, the data showed 49.66%, or 12,959,542, voted for De La Espriella, and 48.7%, or 12,708,712, voted for Cepeda. <\/p>\n

There were more than 250 precincts for the Colombian diaspora worldwide. In South Florida, Colombian voters cast their ballots in Coral Gables, Kendall, Hialeah, Coral Springs, and Weston. <\/p>\n

De La Espriella, a father of four who campaigned as \u201cThe Tiger,\u201d a law-and-order candidate, and a fan of Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele, celebrated with supporters on Sunday night in Barranquilla.<\/p>\n

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Cepeda, who is a political rival of former Colombian President \u00c1lvaro Uribe, met with supporters in Bogot\u00e1 to say that the preliminary results needed to be scrutinized. <\/p>\n

Cepeda campaigned as the candidate who wants to protect the environment, continue negotiations with armed groups for their surrender, and prioritize welfare programs. <\/p>\n

De La Espriella said he planned to open mega prisons, cut corporate taxes, restart oil exploration and fracking, increase spending on law enforcement, and cut social spending. <\/p>\n

During the presidential election\u2019s first round on May 31, De la Espriella had 43.73% of the votes when he qualified for the runoff against Cepeda, who had 40.91% of the votes. About 70% of the voters in the U.S. chose De La Espriella on May 31. <\/p>\n

Petro\u2019s four-year term ends on Aug. 7, when De La Espriella plans to be sworn in as Colombia\u2019s 48th president. <\/p>\n

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