Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:55:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 Trump-backed populist wins tight Colombia presidential vote, sparking protests https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/trump-backed-populist-wins-tight-colombia-presidential-vote-sparking-protests/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-backed-populist-wins-tight-colombia-presidential-vote-sparking-protests Mon, 22 Jun 2026 21:53:42 +0000 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=49069 Barranquilla, Colombia — A flamboyant U.S.-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests. With almost all the ballots counted, Abelardo de la Espriella held 49.66% of the vote versus left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda’s 48.70%. The 47-year-old’s slender win triggered...

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]]> Barranquilla, Colombia — A flamboyant U.S.-backed lawyer who has never held public office narrowly won Colombia’s polarizing presidential runoff Sunday, swinging the country hard right and sparking violent protests.

With almost all the ballots counted, Abelardo de la Espriella held 49.66% of the vote versus left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda’s 48.70%.

The 47-year-old’s slender win triggered demonstrations, but will ease ties with Washington and extend a regional right-wing wave centered on “iron fist” security policies.

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