In Colombia, a Trump-backed far-right lawyer has declared victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff to replace Gustavo Petro. With over 99.9% of the vote counted, Abelardo de la Espriella has 49.7% of the vote; the leftist Senator Iván Cepeda has 48.7%. Abelardo de la Espriella is a political novice who rose to prominence representing right-wing paramilitary groups. Cepeda is a prominent human rights defender and legislator. His father was assassinated by right-wing, U.S.-backed paramilitary groups in 1994. Cepeda spoke to supporters on Sunday.

Iván Cepeda: “Once the official canvass takes place and its final result is produced, and the corresponding verifications have been carried out, we will recognize the official result that emerges from that scrutiny process.”

If the election results are confirmed, Colombia would become the latest Latin American country to shift to the right, joining Argentina, El Salvador, Chile, Bolivia and possibly Peru, where Keiko Fujimori appears on track to win the recent election.