- Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeated progressive Iván Cepeda; Cepeda conceded the close race.
- De la Espriella, a Trump-endorsed U.S.-Colombian dual citizen who had never held office, will take office Aug. 7.
- He vows to abandon Petro’s “total peace” approach in favor of Bukele-style hardline crime measures (including mega-prisons).
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