The National Electoral Council completed the official scrutiny on June 24 and delivered credentials on June 25, closing the legal challenge period before the August 7 inauguration
Colombia
Petro's bloc launches a 'juridical offensive' over the scrutiny; the CNE denies a full overseas recount
A lame-duck leftist president, barred from re-election, demands a recount and audit after his bloc loses the runoff by under 1%
A Trump-aligned lawyer edges leftist Iván Cepeda by under 1%, ending the Petro era and realigning Bogotá toward Washington; post-election clashes in three cities
Global production topped 3,700 tonnes in the last UNODC count; Ecuadorian ports now move up to 80% of Europe's cocaine as Petro rejects UN monitoring
ELN talks frozen since the Catatumbo massacre; violence less deadly but more pervasive, monitors find, as the transition looms
Washington's first 'failed demonstrably' label since 1997, plus sanctions on Petro himself, collide with a Trump-endorsed successor
Disciplinary and criminal files over his X account and rally speeches; the Council of State orders him to stop official political messaging
Petro blames Iván Mordisco's EMC for a wave of bombings across Cauca and Valle del Cauca as the campaign turns violent