Right-wing outsider Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist senator Iván Cepeda will face off in a June runoff election, setting up a high-stakes battle over Colombia’s political future and its relationship with the United States.
With 98% of ballots counted, far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella leads with 44%, followed by leftist Iván Cepeda at 41%, setting up a polarized June runoff. The election has been shadowed by violence, security concerns, and deep divisions over how to tackle drug trafficking and armed groups.
Colombia’s presidential election is heading to a June 21 runoff after right-wing lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and left-wing Senator Iván Cepeda topped Sunday’s first round, setting up a stark ideological battle over the future of the country’s peace process and economic direction.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton defeated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in a landmark GOP Senate runoff Tuesday, a race that shattered spending records and underscored President Trump's enduring influence in Republican primaries.
As Peru’s presidential runoff nears, left-wing congressman Roberto Sanchez is softening his tone on mining and economic reforms, aiming to win over moderate voters wary of radical change. The race against conservative Keiko Fujimori remains too close to call.
In a race that pits two sharply different visions for Colombia’s future, leftist candidate Iván Cepeda tells Reuters he will recognize the June 21 runoff outcome — but does not rule out peaceful demonstrations if his supporters' rights are not respected.
Keiko Fujimori, the conservative candidate and daughter of a former president, has been officially declared the winner of Peru's presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin, promising to crack down on rising crime.
Maureen Galindo was defeated by Johnny Garcia in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 35th Congressional District, after a firestorm over antisemitic comments upended the contest.
The Houston-area showdown was forced by GOP-led redistricting, pitting two Democratic incumbents against each other. Menefee, 38, will now coast to a November win in the heavily blue seat, marking a generational shift in a district rocked by recent deaths in office.
By Alexander Villegas | BOGOTA, June 21 (Reuters) — Colombians vote Sunday in a presidential runoff that could either cement the country's leftward trajectory or tip it toward Latin America's rightward wave, as a political newcomer promising a crackdown on crime faces a heir to the incumbent's progressive agenda.
Colombians cast ballots Sunday in a first-round presidential vote that could shape the country's direction for years, choosing between a leftist senator pushing deeper social reforms, a tough-on-crime independent businessman, and a right-wing female candidate vowing to uproot corruption.
Keiko Fujimori, who stepped into the role of first lady at age 19 in 1994, is now on the verge of capturing Peru's presidency after a razor-thin runoff result that has the nation waiting for an official declaration.
Melissa DeRosa, a Democratic strategist and former Cuomo aide, angered progressives after telling Fox News she wouldn't 'shed tears' if Maine candidate Graham Platner lost, reigniting intraparty tensions over the party's ideological boundaries.
The search for nine missing workers at a Washington state paper mill has been downgraded from rescue to recovery operations, officials said Wednesday, raising the suspected death toll to 11 after a massive chemical vat imploded. Governor Bob Ferguson called it potentially the deadliest industrial disaster in modern state history.
The former Trump administration official slammed the party’s X account after it called Stephen Miller an ‘ugly f***,’ equating the remark to the kind of language that fuels political violence.
The remains of all missing workers from a catastrophic chemical tank implosion at a Washington state paper mill have been recovered, officials confirmed Saturday, bringing the death toll to 11 and ending a five-day search that tested rescue crews and rattled the community of Longview.
Colombia headed to the polls Sunday in a presidential election that could redefine the nation's response to surging guerrilla violence, offering voters a stark choice between extending faltering peace talks or turning toward a hard‑right military crackdown.
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Bombastic pro-Trump lawyer Aberaldo de la Espriella vaulted to the front of Colombia's presidential race after Sunday's first-round vote, tapping into a rising demand across Latin America for iron-fisted crackdowns on criminal gangs. His surge, however, was met with immediate skepticism from second-place finisher Iván Cepeda and President Gustavo Petro, who questioned the results without offering evidence.
With over 94% of votes counted, leftist congressman Roberto Sanchez holds a razor-thin lead over conservative Keiko Fujimori in Peru's presidential runoff, a result that could take weeks to finalize and threatens to deepen the country's political instability.
An oyster farmer turned Senate candidate fends off sexting allegations, while a South Carolina congresswoman faces Trump-backed challenger in a day of high-stakes primaries across four states.
