Colombia’s Three-Way Presidential Race Takes Shape

2026-03-20 - 13:50

Key Points — Leftist Iván Cepeda leads Colombia’s presidential race at 35%, followed by far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella at 21% and center-right Paloma Valencia at 16%, according to the first major poll since March 8 primaries — Valencia surged 12 points after winning the opposition’s “Gran Consulta” primary with 3.2 million votes —