Abelardo de la Espriella, elected president of Colombia

Bogota.- Lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, from the Defenders of the Homeland movement, presented himself this Sunday as president-elect of Colombia on his personal account on the social network

“President-elect of Colombia by the Defenders of the Homeland movement. Father and Husband. Patriot. Lawyer. Businessman. Sign for the Homeland,” says the description of the far-rightist on the @ABDELAESPRIELLA account on X.

Likewise, the president-elect of Colombia affirmed that Trump expressed “his support” for him after the runoff victory.

Today Colombia won its most important match.

Congratulations to the president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella.

I see a country that is strong, free and full of opportunity, ready to become one of the great success stories of the Western Hemisphere.

Now it’s time to… pic.twitter.com/erOWqdm4vE

— María Elvira Salazar (@MaElviraSalazar) June 21, 2026

THE LION AND THE TIGER ROAR IN LATIN AMERICA…!!!

I greatly congratulate @ABDELAESPRIELLA for his historic victory in Colombia.

Today the majority of Colombians chose the path of economic freedom, prosperity, relentless security and saying ENOUGH to crime…

— Javier Milei (@JMilei) June 21, 2026

I just spoke to @ABDELAESPRIELLA and congratulated him on an historic victory to become the next president of Colombia! The people of Colombia have spoken and the institutions charged with conducting this election did it impeccably and in a world class fashion. In fact, we have a…

— Bernie Moreno (@berniemoreno) June 21, 2026

I congratulate Abelardo De la Espriella, President-Elect of Colombia, for his great electoral victory. A new stage of freedom begins for Colombia that will allow them to regain security and prosperity. Sign for the Homeland @ABDELAESPRIELLA!!

— José Antonio Kast Rist (@PresidenteKast) June 21, 2026

Today Colombia chose order over impunity. Congratulations to @ABDELAESPRIELLA for this victory.

We share the conviction that our region deserves security, progress and governments that confront crime without excuses.

— Daniel Noboa Azin (@DanielNoboaOk) June 21, 2026