Colombia: Supporters of candidate Ivan Cepeda gather in Bogota to protest election results.

SHOTLIST: BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (JUNE 22, 2026) 1. VARIOUS OF CITIZENS GATHERED PROTESTING IN SOLIDARITY WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IVAN CEPEDA / PROTESTORS CHANTING, HOLDING BANNERS AND FLAGS 2. VARIOUS OF PROTESTORS MARCHING IN SOLIDARITY WITH CEPEDA / PROTESTORS CHANTING, HOLDING BANNERS AND FLAGSBOGOTA, COLOMBIA - JUNE 22, 2026: Supporters of Colombian ruling party presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda gathered in Bogota Monday, June 22, to voice discontent over the preliminary outcome of the presidential election. The demonstrations followed an announcement from Cepeda that his camp intends to formally contest the returns from 33,000 ballot boxes. The legal challenge comes after unofficial figures indicated a victory for rival candidate Abelardo de la Espriella. Preliminary data released by the National Civil Registry placed Cepeda in second place with 48.70% of the vote. Addressing the outcome, Cepeda remarked that the contest concluded with the slimmest margin of victory ever recorded in a Colombian runoff election. He maintained that his coalitions, the Historical Pact and the Alliance for Life, operate on democratic principles, rejecting any association with authoritarian practices while acknowledging the initial tally announced by officials as the formal baseline data.