The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce

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[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴 Colombia’s 2026 presidential election was decided by one of the narrowest margins in recent history with official certification still pending. With 99% of polling stations counted:
• Abelardo de la Espriella: 49.68%
• Iván Cepeda: 48.67%
• Difference: ~1.01 % points

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

Interesting analysis by municipality @lasillavacia #colombia #elections

[La Silla Vacía @lasillavacia]

Abelardo de la Espriella ganó la Presidencia por el margen más estrecho de la historia. Explore municipio por municipio cómo se movieron los votos, quién capturó el centro y dónde aumentó la participación. 👇 https://t.co/Pq4vlpjbPn

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

Interesting analysis #colombiapresidentialelections

[Michael Weintraub @miweintraub83]

1/ De la Espriella le gana a Cepeda en la segunda vuelta: 49,66% vs 48,7%. Un margen de ~246.000 votos sobre 26 millones totales. Una locura: esta elección fue muy muy cerrada. Mucho más de lo que pensé que iba a pasar, la verdad.

Algunos comentarios sobre la segunda vuelta con datos preliminares.

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴 Colombia has elected its next president. As the country turns the page, Posada Carbó’s column in @eltiempo is more relevant than ever — a sharp reminder of the institutional constraints that await any leader in office.

Essential reading. 🔗 https://t.co/6QNA7JJUvx

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴🇬🇧 The Colombian vote in the UK delivered a clear result in the 2026 Presidential Runoff:

🔸 Abelardo de la Espriella: 6,977 votes (57.18%)
🔸 Iván Cepeda Castro: 4,956 votes (40.62%)
🔸 Blank votes: 267
#Colombia #Elecciones2026 #ColombianosEnUK #Colombia

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴 Colombia’s 1st round results are in! No outright winner , it’s going to a Second Round on 21 June.

🟠 De la Espriella – 43.7%
🟣 Cepeda Castro – 40.9%
🔵 Valencia – 6.9%

57% turnout. Less than 700K votes between the top two. 🔥

#EleccionesColombia2026 #Colombia

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴🇬🇧 Colombians in the UK recorded a 49.95% turnout (11,654 votes cast). Abelardo de la Espriella led with 44.46%, followed by Iván Cepeda with 32.54% and Paloma Valencia with 13.93% in the UK. #Colombia2026 #UKColombia #presidentialelections

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

🇨🇴🇬🇧 With ~79% counted, Colombia’s election shows the right-wing candidate on 44% and the left-wing on 41%. No one has reached 50% + 1, so a runoff is now expected between the top two. The Chamber will continue monitoring implications for UK–Colombia trade and investment.

[Control Risks @Control_Risks]

💡RiskMap 2026 is here. This year's edition provides detailed risk ratings and in-depth analysis to help you stay prepared amid volatility. The world has changed – what are the new rules?
👉 Explore the full forecast > https://t.co/wSJVO4ENDc

#RiskMap2026 #ControlRisks

[Colombian Embassy UK @ColombianEmbUK]

🇨🇴 La Embajada y el Consulado de Colombia en Londres invitan a la comunidad a la jornada de Rendición de Cuentas 2025.
📅 25 de noviembre | ⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Consulado de Colombia
Regístrate con el QR o en 👉
https://t.co/4RlV2KZYgg

[Colombian Embassy UK @ColombianEmbUK]

La embajadora @laurisarabia visitó Kew Gardens en compañía de Oscar Alejandro Pérez Escobar @LatinOrchidBot —orgullo 🇨🇴 y botánico experto en orquídeas del Kew— para conocer de cerca uno de los centros de investigación botánica más importantes del mundo.

[Colombian Embassy UK @ColombianEmbUK]

Colombian writer Héctor Abad Faciolince presents Now and in the Hour in London — a book born from his experience in war-torn Ukraine. In conversation with Irena Taranyuk (BBC) at @CervantesLondon

🎟️ Register here 👉 https://t.co/zFbGxC0LZg

[Cancillería Colombia @CancilleriaCol]

Colombia rechaza firmemente el intento de atentado contra el Primer Ministro de Bélgica, Bart De Wever 👇

[Colombian Embassy UK @ColombianEmbUK]

🇬🇧🎶 As part of the 200 years of Colombia–UK relations, guitarist Francisco Correa launched Songs from Beyond under the British label Deux-Elles — a beautiful dialogue between cultures through music.

[Colombian Embassy UK @ColombianEmbUK]

Laura Sarabia @laurisarabia tomó posesión como Embajadora de Colombia ante el Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte
🇨🇴🇬🇧

[Cancillería Colombia @CancilleriaCol]

"El Reino de Unido apoya plenamente el Acuerdo de Paz de 2016 que sigue siendo uno de los procesos de paz más exitoso en los últimos 50 años. Ha generado mejoras tangibles en seguridad y prosperidad para Colombia", Representante de Reino Unido ante la ONU durante la Sesión del Consejo de Seguridad de Naciones Unidas.

"El Reino Unido es y seguirá siendo un amigo y aliado del pueblo de Colombia en su viaje a la paz y seguridad duraderas"

[LatinNews @LatinNewsLondon]

A new political force is reshaping Guyana.

Anand Persaud, Editor-in-Chief of @stabroeknews, explains how Azruddin Mohamed’s WIN party captured a quarter of the vote and disrupted the traditional balance of power between the PPP/C and APNU+AFC.

Listen to the full episode: https://t.co/SsEVntUaOk

[BBVA Research @BBVAResearch]

🇵🇪 #Perú | El @bcrpoficial mantiene en octubre su tasa de política en 4,25% . 📊 El panorama benigno para los #precios y la actividad en torno a su potencial favorecen esa estabilidad.

Descubre mucho más aquí https://t.co/r0mSP73uR2 👇

[The British and Colombian Chamber of Commerce @BCCCLondon]

Next week!

[SOAS Development Studies @SOASDevelopment]

📌Coca Talks: Futuro Coca Arrives in London

Join the @ColombianEmbUK and Futuro Coca, alongside @SOAS and The International Coalition for Drug Policy Reform & Environmental Justice (@HealthPoverty), for a talk on the alternative uses of coca leaves.

Join activists, scholars, and experts as they explore coca’s role in knowledge, culture, policy, and environmental justice.

📅 17 October 2025
📍 Khalili Lecture Theatre @SOAS
🕕 18:00 to 20:30

➡️Register here: https://t.co/prL7Nw5gcm

@civad_soas @SOASEconomics @SOASpolitics @RUSI_org