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Noboa, Milei, Kast, and Marco Rubio congratulate Abelardo de la Espriella; right-winger emerges as Colombia's president
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Noboa, Milei, Kast, and Marco Rubio congratulate Abelardo de la Espriella; right-winger emerges as Colombia's president

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Abelardo de la Espriella, an ultraright candidate, won Colombia's presidential election with 12.9 million votes.
  • Leaders including Ecuador's Daniel Noboa and Argentina's Javier Milei congratulated De la Espriella, framing his victory as a win for order and freedom.
  • Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado and Spain's Vox party leader Santiago Abascal also voiced support, linking the win to a broader regional shift against perceived socialism.

Colombia's presidential election concluded with the ultraright candidate Abelardo de la Espriella securing victory in the second round, garnering 12.9 million votes. His win, by a narrow margin of 0.98 percentage points, has drawn congratulations from several Latin American leaders.

Today Colombia chose order over impunity. Congratulations to Abelardo de la Espriella for this victory. We share the conviction that our region deserves security, progress and governments that face crime without excuses.

— Daniel NoboaPresident of Ecuador, commenting on the election results on X.

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa congratulated De la Espriella on X, formerly Twitter, stating that Colombia had chosen "order over impunity." Noboa added that his government shares the conviction that the region needs security, progress, and leaders who confront crime without excuses.

The lion and the tiger roar in Latin America... I congratulate Abelardo de la Espriella enormously for his historic victory in Colombia. Today the majority of Colombians chose the path of economic freedom, prosperity, relentless security and saying ENOUGH to transnational organized crime and drug trafficking.

— Javier MileiPresident of Argentina, commenting on the election results on X.

Argentinian President Javier Milei, also an ultraright leader, celebrated the win with a characteristic flourish, proclaiming, "The lion and the tiger roar in Latin America." He congratulated De la Espriella for his "historic victory," asserting that Colombians opted for economic freedom, prosperity, relentless security, and a rejection of organized crime and drug trafficking. Milei concluded his message by stating, "Freedom advances throughout Latin America and there is no turning back."

Freedom advances throughout Latin America and there is no turning back.

— Javier MileiPresident of Argentina, concluding his statement on the election results on X.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado expressed that Colombia spoke with "strength, hope, and determination," reaffirming its commitment to freedom, democracy, and peace. She anticipates De la Espriella will be a strong ally in Venezuela's democratic transition. Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain's far-right Vox party, also congratulated De la Espriella, framing the election as a Colombian rejection of "Petro's narco-socialism."

Today Colombia has spoken with strength, hope, and determination, reaffirming its commitment to freedom, democracy, and peace.

— María Corina MachadoVenezuelan opposition leader, commenting on the election results on X.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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