José Antonio Kast

Colombia's far-right outsider De la Espriella stuns with first-round win, triggering fraud claims and a polarized runoff

Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right political newcomer, won Colombia's presidential first round with 43.7% of the vote, setting up a tense June 21 runoff against leftist Iván Cepeda amid unsubstantiated fraud allegations from President Gustavo Petro.