Abelardo de la Espriella, a nationalist lawyer, defeated Ivan Cepeda 49.7 percent to 48.7 percent in Colombia's June 22 presidential runoff according to France 24 and Straits Times. Cepeda announced plans to challenge results from more than 30,000 voting stations while the final notarial verification process remained underway. The outcome follows Peru's June 7 runoff and aligns with earlier rightward electoral results in Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Panama.