2026-05-31 b3bb0113dfc8bab292ce5133ff4801a8e61c4a9d /feed/2026/05/31/national-salvation-movement-s-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-wins-the-election-and-will-face-ivan-cepeda-from-histor National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June. 1780311657 2026-05-31 aca2fa688b855fd9b5e6530e52ed05ff975b7378 26 2026 Colombian presidential election 1 /wiki/2026%20colombian%20presidential%20election Abelardo de la Espriella 14 /wiki/abelardo%20de%20la%20espriella Historic Pact 71 /wiki/historic%20pact Iván Cepeda 37 /wiki/ivan%20cepeda National Salvation Movement 2 /wiki/national%20salvation%20movement runoff 116 /wiki/two-round%20system 2026 Colombian presidential election Abelardo de la Espriella Historic Pact Iván Cepeda National Salvation Movement runoff 2026 Colombian presidential election 2026-05-31 f42fd0277a33516cc1d638eeb51fdb7d62ce5c8f 27 2026 Colombian presidential election 1 /feed/2026/05/31/president-gustavo-petro-announces-that-it-does-not-recognize-the-results-due-to-doubts-about-the-computerised-vote-count President Gustavo Petro announces that it does not recognize the results due to doubts about the computerised vote-counting system. 2026-05-16 36ec880e9d38f6a9771a027614822179c9951a95 /feed/2026/05/16/former-mayor-of-cubarral-colombia-and-ally-of-presidential-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-rogers-devia-and-one-o Former mayor of Cubarral, Colombia, and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. 1779017764 2026-05-16 fdc49f573fb8a63b01450b5a33de93e3bdcbb463 /feed/2026/05/16/former-mayor-of-cubarral-and-ally-of-presidential-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-rogers-devia-and-one-of-his-staff Former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, Rogers Devia, and one of his staffers are shot and killed in a rural area near the city. The killings come amid increasing political violence ahead of the election. 1778981751 2026-05-16 a7dd17d3979a1a5352a1a19d3ef9ed6fda707310 16 2026 Colombian presidential election Abelardo de la Espriella 2 /feed/2026/05/16/in-colombia-rogers-devia-the-former-mayor-of-cubarral-and-ally-of-presidential-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-is In Colombia, Rogers Devia, the former mayor of Cubarral and ally of presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella, is shot and killed alongside one of his staffers in a rural area near the city. 2025-12-14 e47915eb53f6b0f1983e4ef026aa7849cb9c9b5a /feed/2025/12/14/chileans-vote-for-their-president-in-a-runoff-between-jose-antonio-kast-and-jeannette-jara Chileans vote for their president in a runoff between José Antonio Kast and Jeannette Jara. 1765737409 2025-12-14 f4fce50d3c0cf67988999dda13e0f8bbe22d554b 13 runoff 1 /feed/2025/12/14/chileans-vote-for-their-president-in-a-runoff-between-jeannette-jara-and-jose-antonio-kast Chileans vote for their president in a runoff between Jeannette Jara and José Antonio Kast. 2025-10-26 8df96b028c8fe9cba7b31615aceb8273e3f0f190 25 2026 Colombian presidential election Historic Pact Iván Cepeda 3 /feed/2025/10/26/the-historic-pact-party-nominates-senator-ivan-cepeda-as-its-candidate-for-president-in-next-year-s-election The Historic Pact party nominates Senator Iván Cepeda as its candidate for president in next year's election. 2025-09-27 23140ea6516da6cb863f55652b5fb5b685e88550 15 runoff 1 /feed/2025/09/27/gabonese-citizens-vote-to-elect-members-of-the-national-assembly-alongside-municipal-elections-a-second-round-will-be-h Gabonese citizens vote to elect members of the National Assembly alongside municipal elections. A second round will be held on 11 October for constituencies where no candidate has a majority. 2025-09-27 b8cf09d9be215e44a8c79e6fe6918915e961fda2 16 runoff 1 /feed/2025/09/27/seychellois-vote-to-elect-a-president-and-members-of-the-national-assembly-a-second-round-will-be-held-after-no-preside Seychellois vote to elect a president and members of the National Assembly. A second round will be held after no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, with United Seychelles candidate Patrick Herminie receiving 48.8% of the vote over the incumbent Wavel Ramkalawan's 46.4%. 2025-08-26 324c6679fc94e40ccb64e7b2c8a2377bafe08fed 16 2026 Colombian presidential election 1 /feed/2025/08/26/miguel-uribe-londono-the-father-of-assassinated-colombian-senator-miguel-uribe-turbay-announces-his-candidacy-for-pres Miguel Uribe Londoño, the father of assassinated Colombian senator Miguel Uribe Turbay, announces his candidacy for president in the upcoming election, seeking the Democratic Centre's nomination. 2025-06-7 20eef701a41ae2d77bfe41304bbe664853cdc785 /feed/2025/06/7/colombian-senator-and-precandidate-in-the-2026-presidential-election-miguel-uribe-turbay-is-shot-during-a-campaign-event Colombian Senator and precandidate in the 2026 presidential election Miguel Uribe Turbay is shot during a campaign event in Bogotá, leaving him in serious condition. 1749354518 2025-06-7 644c854263adf9f687ec9a5434ec5ac74e8cb802 9 2026 Colombian presidential election 1 /feed/2025/06/7/colombian-senator-and-pre-candidate-in-the-2026-presidential-election-miguel-uribe-turbay-is-shot-during-a-campaign-even Colombian senator and pre-candidate in the 2026 presidential election Miguel Uribe Turbay is shot during a campaign event in Bogotá, leaving him in serious condition. Police arrest a 15-year-old suspect at the scene. He died from his injuries while hospitalized two months later on August 11. 2025-05-18 4d8d6d0a1e87010bcdca7ddc83463a0797961afe /feed/2025/05/18/the-current-mayor-of-warsaw-rafal-trzaskowski-leads-the-first-round-of-the-polish-presidential-elections-with-3136-of The current mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round of the Polish presidential elections with 31.36% of the vote against his conservative rival Karol Nawrocki 29.54%. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two candidates is expected to be held on June 1. Sławomir Mentzen secured a significant 14.81%, while Grzegorz Braun 6.34%, indicating a substantial right-wing electorate that can decide the final outcome. Left-wing candidates gathered over 9%. 1747662215 2025-05-18 964d518bbad27de742db7c798829cafdcb7b53bd /feed/2025/05/18/the-current-mayor-of-warsaw-rafal-trzaskowski-leads-the-first-round-with-3136-of-the-vote-against-his-conservative-riv The current mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round with 31,36% of the vote against his conservative rival Karol Nawrocki 29,54%. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two candidates is expected to be held on June 1. Sławomir Mentzen secured a significant 14,81%, while Grzegorz Braun 6,34%, indicating a substantial right-wing electorate that could influence the final outcome. 1747647811 2025-05-18 3503843c00de1c9a07492241825c27eaeba87dce /feed/2025/05/18/the-current-mayor-of-warsaw-rafal-trzaskowski-leads-the-first-round-with-31-of-the-vote-against-his-conservative-rival The current mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round with 31% of the vote against his conservative rival Karol Nawrocki. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two candidates is expected to be held on June 1. 1747640595 2025-05-18 b57d79c9fa60721e5eaa31a367210a1511159119 18 runoff 1 /feed/2025/05/18/incumbent-mayor-of-warsaw-rafal-trzaskowski-leads-the-first-round-of-the-polish-presidential-elections-with-314-of-the Incumbent mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski leads the first round of the Polish presidential elections with 31.4% of the vote, followed by Karol Nawrocki with 29.5%. As no candidates received more than 50% of the vote, a runoff between the two is scheduled for June 1. 2025-05-4 1c75748c57efb31ebe050dbfeb5f376d2c90ad95 /feed/2025/05/4/the-first-round-of-the-romanian-presidential-election-is-held-with-eleven-candidates-on-the-ballot-if-no-candidate-wins The first round of the Romanian presidential election is held with eleven candidates on the ballot. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, a run-off between the first two candidates will be held. 1746423583 2025-05-4 6d451ccbc1339a271acc553ece0283d31255b93b /feed/2025/05/4/the-first-round-of-the-presidential-election-is-held-in-romania-with-eleven-candidates-on-the-ballot-if-no-candidate-w The first round of the presidential election is held in Romania, with eleven candidates on the ballot. If no candidate wins over 50% of the vote, a run-off between the first two candidates will be held. 1746373165 2025-05-4 e4adae957261810d3ee75f3a21d5ff665317da22 /feed/2025/05/4/the-first-round-of-the-presidential-election-is-held-in-romania The first round of the presidential election is held in Romania. 1746358768 2025-05-4 799176d1c38f2f60c7aa54c39843971a2b10ca42 12 runoff 1 /feed/2025/05/4/the-first-round-of-the-romanian-presidential-election-is-held-with-eleven-candidates-on-the-ballot-george-simion-leads The first round of the Romanian presidential election is held with eleven candidates on the ballot. George Simion leads the first round with 40% of the vote. As no candidate has won over 50% of the vote, a run-off between the first two candidates will be held on May 18. /feed/2026/05/31/the-national-salvation-movement-s-candidate-abelardo-de-la-espriella-wins-the-election-and-will-face-ivan-cepeda-from-hi AP 31 e9504b7bf5d340f6bcebccb1cdae0f46fde481ba 5 https://apnews.com/article/colombia-president-election-petro-trump-c8b2170044646266ccdfce0e8bfb1bfb 2026 The National Salvation Movement's candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins the election and will face Iván Cepeda from Historic Pact in the runoff on 21 June.