Trump, Colombia and Abelardo de la Espriella
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The election comes after months of public recrimination between current left-wing President Gustavo Petro and his US counterpart Donald Trump.
The candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, will face a senator from the left-wing party of the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, in a June runoff.
A man who calls himself “The Tiger,” a woman promising to govern with an “iron fist,” and a former academic advocating dialogue over force are among the leading contenders in the race — each offering sharply different responses to the country’s worsening security crisis.
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A growing chorus of Democratic lawmakers called for President Biden to drop his reelection bid, even as the president insisted he’s ready to return to the campaign trail next week to counter what he called a “dark vision” laid out by Republican Donald Trump.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tops latest 2028 Democratic presidential primary poll, while Secretary of State Marco Rubio leads GOP primary voters.