{"id":14867,"date":"2026-06-22T07:44:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14867"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:44:44","slug":"trump-backed-populist-barely-wins-colombia-presidential-vote-sparking-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14867","title":{"rendered":"Trump-backed populist barely wins Colombia presidential vote, sparking protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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security policies. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are beginning a new era!&#8221; he told supporters in the Caribbean city of Barranquilla from behind thick bulletproof glass.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/147be552-2729-42c8-be8e-01f0fa18c10b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/1d8d969670addc99db5d2191ddaf491d\/gettyimages-2282192400.jpg#\" alt=\"Abelardo de la Espriella celebrates presidential election victory in Colombia \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/147be552-2729-42c8-be8e-01f0fa18c10b\/thumbnail\/620x413\/1d8d969670addc99db5d2191ddaf491d\/gettyimages-2282192400.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/147be552-2729-42c8-be8e-01f0fa18c10b\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b612ef45c143a494631bcd66eb1f8281\/gettyimages-2282192400.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Abelardo de la Espriella, candidate of the National Salvation Movement, celebrates in Barranquilla, Colombia, after narrowly winning Colombia&#8217;s 2026 presidential runoff election on June 21, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Cristian Acosta \/ Anadolu via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;For those who have sown violence, terror, drug trafficking, and corruption all these years, their time is up!&#8221; he said, echoing his vow to wage war against drug-running guerrilla groups. <\/p>\n<p>President Trump cheered the result, exclaiming &#8220;He Won, BIG!&#8221; as a host of right-wing leaders from across the Americas clamored to offer congratulations and support. <\/p>\n<p>But after a campaign marred by guerrilla bomb attacks and the murder of a leading conservative presidential candidate, there was a quick sign of how tough it will be for De la Espriella to unite this deeply divided nation. <\/p>\n<p>As night fell, thousands of protestors gathered in Colombia&#8217;s largest cities. <\/p>\n<p>In Cali, some burned American flags as others wielded steel bars and clashed with riot police, who tried to disperse the crowd with teargas.  <\/p>\n<p>There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/52f3803f-8c4e-4024-a030-0a4ba185cab9\/thumbnail\/620x413\/3fa5f4045db9c449b1ff7eec44a64ca5\/gettyimages-2282192024.jpg#\" alt=\"TOPSHOT-COLOMBIA-ELECTION-RUNOFF-VOTE-RESULTS-PROTEST \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/52f3803f-8c4e-4024-a030-0a4ba185cab9\/thumbnail\/620x413\/3fa5f4045db9c449b1ff7eec44a64ca5\/gettyimages-2282192024.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/06\/22\/52f3803f-8c4e-4024-a030-0a4ba185cab9\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/b206b5680ed7e9c21f95c5f05b04518e\/gettyimages-2282192024.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">A man walks his bike as demonstrators stand in front of burning barricades during clashes over the preliminary results of the presidential runoff election in Bogota, Colombia, on June 21, 2026.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Diego Cuevas \/ AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve already had many years of right-wing governments that care only about making the rich richer,&#8221; 26-year-old student Natalia told AFP. <\/p>\n<p>But elsewhere, there was elation.<\/p>\n<p>De la Espriella supporters poured onto the streets of several cities wearing the canary-yellow national football jersey he&#8217;d adopted as a campaign uniform. <\/p>\n<p>They waved flags, blew horns and expressed hope that &#8220;The Tiger,&#8221; as they call him, would bring security. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m very happy,&#8221; said 30-year-old supporter Daniela Oliveros in Barranquilla. &#8220;I believe a lot in the country, I believe a lot in freedom.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Abelardo, at this moment, is giving us above all a sense of security, employment, and dignity,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<h2>De la Espriella strikes reassuring tone<\/h2>\n<p>With only a few hundred thousand votes separating the two candidates &#8212; De la Espriella used his victory speech to try to calm his critics. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Mine will be an absolutely democratic government and a guarantor of freedom and institutional order,&#8221; he said, vowing to respect all races, religions and political stripes. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I will govern for all Colombians, for those who voted for me and for those who choose another candidate,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p>His win marks a return to power for Colombia&#8217;s right wing, which has ruled for all but four of the last 200 years. <\/p>\n<p>It is likely to test Colombia&#8217;s fragile decade-old peace process. <\/p>\n<p>During the campaign, the dual U.S.-Colombian national told AFP he would scrap peace talks with dissident groups and launch a 90-day campaign of U.S.-backed airstrikes against them. <\/p>\n<p>In the 10 years since a landmark peace accord was signed with FARC guerrillas, much of Colombia has prospered.  <\/p>\n<p>But cartels and dissident groups still control pockets of the country, cocaine exports are at an all-time high and Colombia remains one of the world&#8217;s most economically unequal countries. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Colombia&#8217;s best days are ahead,&#8221; said U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, adding that Washington &#8220;looks forward to working closely with your incoming administration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Cepeda holding back on concession<\/h2>\n<p>His opponent, Cepeda, a 63-year-old leftist senator, stopped short of conceding defeat. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Once the count has been completed and its final result is known, and the corresponding checks have been carried out, we will acknowledge the official result,&#8221; he told supporters. <\/p>\n<p>For Cepeda to win, hundreds of thousands of votes would need to be overturned in a final count. 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