# Abelardo de la Espriella announced as Colombia’s president-elect

- Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2068823675319497098
- Source account: [@RevistaSemana](https://x.com/RevistaSemana)
- Source language: Spanish
- Target language: English
- Duration: 1:01
- Published: 2026-06-22
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## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/T7DQQ69FJ7D4/en/abelardo-de-la-espriella-announced-as-colombia-s-president-elect) At 5: 25 p.m., Semana is pleased to inform Colombians that the new president of the Republic is Abelardo de la Espriella,

[0:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/T7DQQ69FJ7D4/en/abelardo-de-la-espriella-announced-as-colombia-s-president-elect?t=10) a criminal defense attorney born in Bogotá, raised in Montería, with his campaign headquarters in the city of Barranquilla. With 99.45% of

[0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/T7DQQ69FJ7D4/en/abelardo-de-la-espriella-announced-as-colombia-s-president-elect?t=20) the polling stations reporting, the president- elect of the Republic has 12,901,860 votes, which is equivalent to 49.67% of the vote. In second place is Iván Cepeda,

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/T7DQQ69FJ7D4/en/abelardo-de-la-espriella-announced-as-colombia-s-president-elect?t=37) whom he competed against in this second round, with 12,646,859 votes, which is equivalent to 48.69% of the vote. The new president of

[0:51](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/T7DQQ69FJ7D4/en/abelardo-de-la-espriella-announced-as-colombia-s-president-elect?t=51) the Republic, Abelardo de la Espriella, will replace Gustavo Petro at the helm of the Casa de Nariño.