Trump-Backed Candidate Wins Colombia Election
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Another Trump-backed candidate has won.
Abelardo de la Espriella declared victory in Colombia’s presidential election.
He has already spoken with Trump.
Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative political newcomer backed by President Donald Trump, declared victory Sunday in Colombia’s cliffhanger presidential election as Latin America continued to shift to the right during the American president’s second term.
De La Espriella captured 49.7% of the vote, with liberal Iván Cepeda taking 48.7% in a runoff seen as a verdict on outgoing President Gustavo Petro and a stagnant economy ridden by crime.
Election officials had not formally declared a winner Sunday night, but de la Espriella declared victory and said he had already spoken with Trump.
This is another example of right-wing candidates winning across Latin America.
A pro-Trump wave has swept Latin America. Colombia appears to be next.
In one Latin American election after another, President Donald Trump has gotten exactly what he wanted.
Right-wing, pro-Trump candidates have defeated leftists across the region, as the Trump administration has pursued the most aggressive U.S. intervention in Central and South America in decades.
Trump responded to the victory saying, “he won, BIG!”
He Won, BIG!
MAGA keeps winning!
