BOGOTÁ, June 24, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda on Wednesday conceded victory in the tightly fought presidential election won by hard-right rival Abelardo de la Espriella.

Cepeda lost Sunday's runoff by less than one percentage point, and has distanced himself from post-election protests.

After earlier saying he would wait for the vote count to finish, he told reporters that he had "decided to accept the result emerging from that process."