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WRAP: Colombia's De La Espriella wins presidential runoff, vows to govern for all Colombians

VIDEO SHOWS: WRAP OF EVENTS RELATED TO COLOMBIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A WRAP AND CONTAINS NO NEW MATERIAL

SHOWS: Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo De La Espriella has clinched a narrow victory in Sunday's (June 21) presidential election, according to an initial ballot count, as voters bet on his Donald Trump-endorsed promise of a crackdown on crime and a stronger economy.

De La Espriella said he will govern for all Colombians after winning the presidency, narrowly defeating leftist Ivan Cepeda and winning over a majority of voters with a promise to restore security and revive the economy, according to the preliminary count by the National Registry. (0946-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-REACTION)

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

1. CANDIDATE OF DEFENDERS OF THE HOMELAND ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA ON STAGE CELEBRATING WINNING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

2. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CANDIDATE OF DEFENDERS OF THE HOMELAND, ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA, SAYING:

“I will govern for all Colombians. For those who voted for me and for those who chose another candidate. There will be no winners or losers. There will be no reprisals, no persecution, because in a democracy there are no irreconcilable enemies. There are compatriots who think differently.”

(1134-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-REACTION-UPDATE)

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

3. SUPPORTERS WAVING COLOMBIAN FLAGS AND BLOWING VUVUZELAS

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CANDIDATE OF DEFENDERS OF THE HOMELAND, ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA, SAYING:

“Compatriots, compatriots, today a new stage begins in our history. A stage in which we will believe in ourselves again, where we will once again trust our institutions.”

5. SUPPORTER WAVING FLAG

6. SUPPORTERS CELEBRATING

De La Espriella appeared in an armoured vehicle next to his vice-presidential candidate, Jose Manuel Restrepo, in Barranquilla to celebrate the preliminary election results. (1123-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-VICE PRESIDENT)

GIVEN AS BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (RELEASED JUNE 21, 2026) (JOSE MANUEL RESTREPO - No Resales / No Archive / Must on-screen courtesy Jose Manuel Restrepo) (ORIGINALLY IN PORTRAIT) (NIGHT SHOT)

7. DE LA ESPRIELLA IN ARMOURED VEHICLE NEXT TO VICE-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOSE MANUEL RESTREPO

UNIDENTIFIED LOCATION (RELEASED JUNE 21, 2026) (ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA - No Resales / No Archive / Must on-screen courtesy Abelardo De La Espriella) (ORIGINALLY IN PORTRAIT)

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CANDIDATE FOR DEFENDERS FOR THE HOMELAND, ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA, STANDING NEXT TO VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOSE MANUEL RESTREPO, SAYING:

“Thank you, Colombia, for that support. Thank you for choosing us. You will not regret it. The homeland miracle will become a reality, and we, together with you and with God's help, will rebuild the homeland and take it to the place of greatness it deserves. Today, more than ever, now that democracy and the will of the people have spoken, we are here: firm for the homeland!”

Supporters of De La Espriella took to the streets of Bogota on Sunday to mark his election win, according to the preliminary vote count. (1144-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-CELEBRATIONS)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

9. SUPPORTERS OF DE LA ESPRIELLA CELEBRATING PRELIMINARY RESULTS IN STREET

10. SUPPORTER WEARING TIGER OUTFIT CELEBRATING

11. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS CELEBRATING WITH FLAGS AND WEARING COLOMBIA JERSEYS

12. SUPPORTERS WAVING FLAG IN VEHICLE

Colombian voters headed to the polls on Sunday for a presidential runoff that will determine whether the country continues on its left-leaning path or joins Latin America's rightward shift by electing a political outsider who has vowed to crack down on crime.

After a crowded first-round election produced no winner in May, voters will choose between two runoff candidates: leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda and Abelardo De La Espriella, a right-wing lawyer and businessman with no political experience.

Whoever wins will grapple with high public debt and a divided Congress, which could stymie reform proposals. (0936-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/POLLS OPENING)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

13. PEOPLE APPLAUDING AS POLLS OPEN

14. PEOPLE WAITING IN LINE AT POLLING STATION, POLLING STATION WORKERS SEATED BEHIND TABLE

15. MAN CASTING VOTE

16. PEOPLE AT POLLING STATION WAITING IN LINE TO COLLECT BALLOT PAPERS

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

17. PEOPLE COLLECTING BALLOT PAPERS

18. POLLING STATION WORKERS GUIDING PEOPLE WHICH DIRECTION TO GO TO VOTE

Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro cast his vote and said he would respect the final vote count once it is certified by the electoral judges.

Petro spoke at Bolivar Square in downtown Bogota to kick off election day, as he cast his vote at Congress.

The leader didn't accept the initial first-round vote count, which right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella won, saying he would wait for final results reviewed by judges.

In a speech that officially kicked out the election day, Petro also rejected foreign countries' "interference" in the electoral process. (0943-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/PETRO)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (COLOMBIAN GOVERNMENT TV – Access all)

19. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT, GUSTAVO PETRO, SAYING:

“I reject the interference of foreign leaders who have violated our Constitution and our law. Such defiance or insult to Colombia should never have occurred.”

20. COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT GUSTAVO PETRO ARRIVING AT POLLING TABLE AND GREETING MEMBERS

21. PETRO AT VOTING BOOTH

22. PETRO SHOWING BALLOT

23. PETRO CASTING VOTE

24. PETRO LEAVING POLLING STATION

De La Espriella, who is proposing ending talks with armed groups and carrying out a broad military offensive against them, and boosting Colombia's oil and gas sector, cast his vote in Barranquilla.

De La Espriella blames Petro for the country's economic and security woes and has vowed to lower taxes and reduce the size of the state by up to 40%, but has said he will preserve Petro's 23% increase in the minimum wage, along with other popular social measures. (0939-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-VOTE-UPDATE)

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

25. DE LA ESPRIELLA ARRIVING AT POLLING STATION

26. DE LA ESPRIELLA AT VOTING BOOTH

27. DE LA ESPRIELLA SHOWING HIS BALLOT, HIS SONS CASTING HIS VOTE

28. DE LA ESPRIELLA GREETING POLL WORKERS

29. DE LA ESPRIELLA GREETING SUPPORTERS

30. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) CANDIDATE FOR DEFENDERS OF THE HOMELAND MOVEMENT, ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA, SAYING:

“Today, democracy wins”

The Colombian ruling-coalition candidate, Cepeda, said he would recognise the runoff result after conducting "meticulous oversight" of the vote count, as he cast his vote. He also asked voters to behave peacefully on election day.

Cepeda, 63, is vowing to continue the policies of President Gustavo Petro, a former rebel and the country's first leftist president, which include state pension payments for the poor, union-backed labour reforms, peace talks with armed groups that have fought the state for decades and a moratorium on new oil projects. (0941-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/CEPEDA-VOTE)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

31. LEFT-WING, PACTO HISTORICO CANDIDATE, IVAN CEPEDA ARRIVING AT POLLING STATION

32. CEPEDA AT POLLING TABLE

33. CEPEDA AT BOOTH / CEPEDA SHOWING HIS BALLOT/ CEPEDA CASTING HIS VOTE

34. CEPEDA LEAVING

(0942 COLOMBIA-ELECTION/CEPEDA-VOTE-UPDATE)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

35. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) PACTO HISTORICO CANDIDATE, IVAN CEPEDA, SAYING:

"We will recognise the result. But we will also carry out very clear, scrupulous and meticulous oversight of the result. And if there are any incidents that warrant action within the electoral system, we will take it."

A polling station in Bogota closed at 4 p.m. (2100 GMT), with staff beginning the ballot count. Early results showed De La Espriella leading Colombia’s presidential race with 50.4% of the vote, with about a third of ballot boxes counted, according to data from the national registry office on Sunday.

Final, official results are expected in the coming days. (0944-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/POLLS CLOSING)

BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

36. MEMBERS OF POLLING STATION STANDING UP AFTER POLL CLOSURE

37. VARIOUS OF POLLING STAFF DESTROYING UNUSED MATERIAL

38. STAFF OPENING BALLOT BOX AND PUTTING BALLOTS ON TABLE

39. STAFF PILING UP BALLOTS ON TABLE

40. VARIOUS OF STAFF COUNTING VOTES

Supporters of De La Espriella took to the streets in Barranquilla to celebrate the preliminary results that showed him leading the Colombian second-round election. (1116-COLOMBIA-ELECTION/ESPRIELLA-SUPPORTERS)

BARRANQUILLA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 21, 2026) (REUTERS – Access all)

41. VARIOUS OF SUPPORTERS OF DE LA ESPRIELLA CELEBRATING

42. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) DE LA ESPRIELLA SUPPORTER, MARCELA QUINTERO, SAYING:

“We are happy because change is truly coming. Change for this country. Change for children, for families, for business owners and for young people. This is the government we need. The government of the Tige, Abelardo. The government we will feel proud of during this four-year term. In Colombia we stand firm for the homeland.”