Colombia election enters final stretch with De la Espriella ahead, Cepeda betting on late surge
Heading into Sunday's presidential vote in Colombia, the latest polls show right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the lead. El País reports that leftist Iván Cepeda is pinning his hopes on a late-stage surge, with both campaigns built around turnout drives.
Colombia heads into Sunday's presidential run-off after a closely fought campaign. According to El País, the latest polls show right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella in the lead, but the gap remains within the margin of error.
The leftist Iván Cepeda, who is seen as an heir to President Gustavo Petro's coalition, spent the final week courting young voters and lower-income neighbourhoods in the country's largest cities. His team says it will rely on the same organisational network that delivered Petro's 2022 victory, with an intensive turnout push in the final 48 hours at provincial campaign centres.
De la Espriella has campaigned on security and economic stability, and his team is also banking on a record turnout among the Colombian diaspora. The peso traded in a narrow band against the dollar over the final week as investors held off taking fresh positions ahead of the result.
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