Poll Tracker: Colombia's 2026 Presidential Election
Poll Tracker: Colombia's 2026 Presidential Election
The right’s Abelardo de la Espriella won the top spot in the first round to face leftist and ruling party candidate Iván Cepeda in the June 21 runoff.
This article was originally published on February 11 and has since been updated.
Sitting on opposite ends of the political spectrum, far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and Ieftist Iván Cepeda have vastly different ideas on the future of Colombia, especially on issues like security and the role of the state. The two candidates were the top finishers in the May 31 first-round election, with de la Espriella outperforming polls to capture 43.7 percent of the vote and Cepeda clinching 40.9 percent.
A June 21 runoff gives the two candidates to make their final case to Colombian voters. De la Espriella, an attorney, is spotlighting his self-described outsider status and his hardline approach to crime while Cepeda is pitching himself as the second stage of the presidency of current President Gustavo Petro.
See head-to-head polling, top issues, and candidate perception.
Follow the run-up to the June 21 runoff between far-right Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist Iván Cepeda.
The Bogotá-based political scientist covers what's at stake in the June 21 runoff between the right's Abelardo de la Espriella and the left's Iván Cepeda.
How did the right’s Abelardo de la Espriella and the left’s Iván Cepeda conclude campaigns before the June 21 election?
