Bukele model
Coverage of Bukele model in the Nexus archive.
- Pro-Trump candidate takes spotlight in Colombia's presidential race with vow of crime crackdown
Abelardo de la Espriella, a pro-Trump candidate, led Colombia's first-round presidential election with 44% of the vote, promising a crime crackdown. Progressive candidate Iván Cepeda and President Gustavo Petro disputed the results without evidence, while de la Espriella challenged Cepeda to a debate ahead of the June 21 runoff. The United Nations observed the election's orderly conduct and urged peaceful campaigning.
- 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.
- Pro-Trump candidate takes lead in Colombia’s presidential race with promise of crime crackdown
Pro-Trump candidate Aberaldo de la Espriella leads Colombia's presidential race with 44% of the vote, surpassing progressive senator Iván Cepeda (41%). De la Espriella, who promises a crackdown on crime modeled after El Salvador's Bukele, faces Cepeda in a June 21 runoff. Experts doubt his strategy can replicate Bukele's success due to Colombia's size and complexity.