Preliminary results from Colombia's June 21, 2026 presidential runoff showed Abelardo de la Espriella with 49.66% of the vote to Iván Cepeda's 48.7%, prompting de la Espriella to declare victory while Cepeda's campaign challenged tallies from 33,000 ballot boxes. Both Al Jazeera and Straits Times reported the same vote margins and legal challenge based on national registrar data. The outcome follows de la Espriella's first-round performance of 43.7% and centers on his self-described independent nationalist platform.