Trump-backed conservative Abelardo de la Espriella leads Colombia runoff with 50.6% in early count

Early counting in Colombia’s presidential runoff shows Trump-backed conservative candidate Abelardo de la Espriella leading with 50.6% of the vote. His platform explicitly supports restarting oil exploration and allowing fracking. If he wins, the result would reverse President Gustavo Petro’s energy policy and push new oil and gas development. The shift would directly reshape energy policy in South America’s third-largest economy and lift expectations for global crude supply.