In Colombia, hard-right candidate Abelardo de la Espriella wins presidential election

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Election of hard-right leader risks undermining peace, rights, and climate progress. | The election itself was a democratic milestone, but the victory of a hard-right, US-aligned candidate with anti-system rhetoric poses significant risks to social equity, peacebuilding, and regional cooperation. The institutional resilience demonstrated by the election process is overshadowed by the potential erosion of progressive policies and alignment with external political interests.