POLITICSJun 1 · 12:20 UTCWPLG LOCAL 10 MIAMIBy MEGAN JANETSKY and ASTRID SUÁREZ, Associated Press

De la Espriella takes spotlight in Colombia's presidential race with promise of crime crackdown

Aberaldo de la Espriella, a pro-Trump lawyer, led Colombia's presidential first round with 44% of the vote, surpassing progressive candidate Iván Cepeda. De la Espriella, known as 'El Tigre,' promised a crime crackdown modeled after El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele. A runoff is scheduled for June 21.

Nexus surfaces and summarizes. The full story lives at the source.

Mentioned

Aberaldo de la EspriellapersonIván CepedapersonGustavo PetropersonColombiaplaceNayib BukelepersonEl SalvadorplaceBukele modeltopicnarcoterrorismtopic

Spot something wrong with this article?Report a problem →

Forward this

Related Signal

Adjacent reporting

POLITICSJun 1 · 11:54 UTC
Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia’s presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
POLITICSMay 31 · 23:23 UTC
Pro-Trump de la Espriella and peace-builder Cepeda to face off in presidential runoff in Colombia
POLITICSMay 31 · 22:49 UTC
Pro-Trump de la Espriella and peace-builder Cepeda to face off in presidential runoff in Colombia
POLITICSJun 1 · 02:03 UTC
Pro-Trump candidate pulls ahead in Colombia presidential vote as ruling party sows doubt in results
POLITICSJun 1 · 03:30 UTC
A Trumpist makes it through to Colombia presidential runoff
POLITICSMay 31 · 23:02 UTC
Cepeda, de la Espriella advance in Colombia’s presidential election