{"id":136785,"date":"2026-06-24T16:44:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:44:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T20:44:04","slug":"colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785","title":{"rendered":"Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election<\/a> to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n

The concession came days after Cepeda initially refused to acknowledge defeat following preliminary results that showed de la Espriella as the apparent winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“At this stage of the vote count, I have decided to accept the result emerging from that process, which indicates that Abelardo de la Espriella is the new President of the Republic,” Cepeda said\u00a0in an address to the nation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I do so as an act of democratic responsibility.”<\/p>\n

TRUMP SAYS COLOMBIA’S ‘EL TIGRE’ WILL BE A ‘GREAT PRESIDENT’ AS SOCIALIST OPPONENT LAUNCHES LEGAL CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

De la Espriella, a businessman and lawyer who had never previously run for office, known to his supporters as “El Tigre,” defeated Senate member Iv\u00e1n Cepeda by one percentage point in a remarkably close election, according to officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The vote count shows an extraordinarily narrow margin between the two options vying for the trust of the Colombian people,” he said. “Less than 1% of the vote separates the candidacies that participated in this contest.”<\/p>\n

Despite his concession, Cepeda made serious allegations that de la Espriella\u2019s victory was influenced by “foreign interference” by the United States and the use of artificial intelligence to manipulate voters.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“During this process, we denounced the open and improper foreign interference in Colombia’s internal affairs\u2014particularly the interventions by the United States government, and specifically the interventions by President Donald Trump<\/a> in support of Abelardo de la Espriella’s candidacy,” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He further accused the opposing campaign of widespread vote-buying and unethical tactics that he said undermined the legitimacy of the election results.<\/p>\n

ANTI-CARTEL HARDLINER CHANNELS TRUMP IN BID TO END COLOMBIA’S LEFTIST ERA IN PIVOTAL ELECTION<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

President-elect de la Espriella will begin his four-year term in August.<\/p>\n

“Starting August 7, we will work with determination to consolidate a common agenda that strengthens the security, freedom, and prosperity of our nations,”\u00a0de la Espriella in a post on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The result will effectively end outgoing President Gustavo Petro\u2019s leftist influence on the state and the policies Cepeda had pledged to continue if he won the election.<\/p>\n

A core pillar of Petro\u2019s signature agenda was his “total peace” strategy, aimed at opening negotiations with remaining guerrilla forces, drug cartels, and armed paramilitary groups in an effort to end Colombia\u2019s decades long internal conflict.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In contrast, de la Espriella has pledged a more hardline approach, including a militarized crackdown on criminal organizations, proposals to build mega-prisons, expand fossil fuel fracking, and revive the controversial practice of aerial glyphosate spraying to eradicate coca crops.<\/p>\n

The president-elect, who holds dual Colombian and U.S. citizenship<\/a>, has also said he plans to add Colombia to the Trump-dubbed “Shield of the Americas,” a proposed coalition aimed at coordinating efforts against criminal groups in Latin America.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-136785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nColombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. The […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wall Street PR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"715\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"423\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\"},\"headline\":\"Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\"},\"wordCount\":499,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Market News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\",\"name\":\"Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"description\":\"Latest News From WallStreet\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wall Street PR\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png\",\"width\":537,\"height\":70,\"caption\":\"Wall Street PR\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR","og_description":"Progressive candidate Iv\u00e1n Cepeda on Wednesday conceded Colombia\u2019s presidential election to conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump. The […]","og_url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785","og_site_name":"Wall Street PR","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","article_published_time":"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":715,"height":423,"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/businessman-showing-business-evolution1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"admin","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36"},"headline":"Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat","datePublished":"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785"},"wordCount":499,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Market News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785","name":"Colombia's 'El Tigre' secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat - Wall Street PR","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-06-24T20:44:04+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/colombias-el-tigre-secures-presidency-as-leftist-rival-finally-concedes-defeat-136785#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Colombia’s ‘El Tigre’ secures presidency as leftist rival finally concedes defeat"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#website","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","name":"Wall Street PR","description":"Latest News From WallStreet","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#organization","name":"Wall Street PR","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/brand-logo.png","width":537,"height":70,"caption":"Wall Street PR"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WallStreetPR\/","https:\/\/x.com\/WallstreetPRs"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/#\/schema\/person\/6e00efa2abc413bdc0bca51a90c54d36","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/360_F_336393115_5gCUfwn76x3MJaCJMYDKLoRebkC8QyrL-300x300.jpg","caption":"admin"},"url":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/author\/admin"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136785\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136785"},{"taxonomy":"stock_ticker","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stock_ticker?post=136785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}