{"id":3085,"date":"2026-06-24T19:34:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3085"},"modified":"2026-06-24T19:34:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T19:34:38","slug":"progressive-candidate-concedes-colombian-presidential-election-to-trump-endorsed-outsider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3085","title":{"rendered":"Progressive candidate concedes Colombian presidential election to Trump-endorsed outsider"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider who was endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3083\">Chief of staff to former NYC Mayor Eric Adams, 3 others charged in federal bribery probe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Election results showed de la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never run for office, defeated Cepeda, a lawmaker, by 1 percentage point, or nearly 251,000 votes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe assume with serenity, responsibility, and absolute resolve \u2014 and let there be no doubt about it \u2014 the role that circumstances demand of us,\u201d Cepeda said in an address to the nation. \u201cWe will exercise a democratic, vigilant and constructive opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The result effectively was an indictment of outgoing President Gustavo Petro\u2019s government, whose policies Cepeda had promised to continue, including a largely failed effort to establish dialogue with multiple armed groups under a plan known as \u201ctotal peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Electoral authorities published all but a fraction of the vote count hours after polls closed Sunday. Petro and Cepeda did not accept those results, with the latter saying he would wait for a recount to do so.<\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella, 47, will begin a 4-year term Aug. 7. His campaign did not immediately comment on Cepeda\u2019s concession. He proclaimed himself the winner Sunday and asked Cepeda and Petro to accept the results.<\/p>\n<p>His victory adds Colombia to a growing list of countries that have turned to political outsiders in search for solutions to complex social, security and economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The self-proclaimed representative of \u201cthe never-before-seen\u201d promised voters fearful of renewed internal conflict to take a heavy-handed approach to combating violent crime with strategies borrowed from Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele\u2019s playbook, including building mega-prisons. Those tactics have lowered homicide rates in the Central American country but have fueled accusations of human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3081\">Viral video: Marlins search for \u2018very good boy\u2019 who watched dog score hot dog at loanDepot Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella, nicknamed \u201cThe Tiger,\u201d holds dual Colombian and U.S. citizenship, is a Trump supporter and a member of the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, he announced he is putting together his Cabinet. He also said he plans to add Colombia to the Trump-dubbed \u201cShield of the Americas,\u201d a coalition of countries purportedly aimed at cracking down on criminal groups in Latin America.<\/p>\n<p>More than 26 million people voted in the polarizing runoff, setting a historic record. Of those, over 426,000 people chose a third, no-name option on the ballot that allows voters to express dislike of both candidates. About 29,000 people cast blank ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Cepeda, during his address to the nation, repeatedly expressed his intention to play an active role in the opposition once de la Espriella is sworn in, but he did not say whether he would accept a Senate seat reserved for the runner-up in the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Cepeda, 63, is a philosopher and the son of a senator who was assassinated by military officers in 1994 during a stark moment of political violence in Colombia. The assassination led Cepeda to become a lifelong advocate for peace negotiations in the South American country, where an internal conflict has lasted decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, we represent half of Colombia at the polls,\u201d he said. \u201cWe are a fundamental part of the nation. We are a political, social, and cultural force present in every corner of the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow AP\u2019s coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean at https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/latin-america<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridamovingguides.com\/?p=3079\">Investigation underway after man found dead inside SUV in Miami Gardens<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) \u2014 Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election to Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative outsider who was endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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