The Rise of the Far Right in Latin America and the Role of the United States

Author: Olivia Weninger August 20, 2026 Colombian President-Elect, Abelardo de la Espriella [Image credit: Wikimedia Commons] On Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026, Colombia’s President-Elect and political outsider Abelardo de la Espriella officially won the election by the narrowest presidential margin in Colombian history, with only 250,830 votes separating the two candidates (Al Jazeera, 2026). While de…