The key issues in this presidential election:
Around 41.4 million Colombians are eligible to vote in the first round of the presidential election, including 1.4 million living abroad.
- Far-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella and leftist candidate Iván Cepeda will face off in the June 21 runoff, after neither secured the absolute majority needed to win outright.
- With 99.21% of polling stations reporting, De la Espriella leads with more than 10 million votes (43.70%), followed by Cepeda with more than 9.6 million votes (40.93%) — scores that place both candidates well beyond the reach of their rivals.
- With less than 7% of the vote, the result is a crushing defeat for traditional right-wing candidate Paloma Valencia, backed by former President Álvaro Uribe, who has since endorsed De la Espriella.
- De la Espriella, who has expressed ideological affinity with Donald Trump's vision, has also received congratulations from Argentine President Javier Milei.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro has refused to accept the preliminary results, alleging irregularities in the vote count without providing evidence.
Here are the key moments from Colombia's presidential first round, reported by our France 24 Spanish team in Bogotá.
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