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With support from government allies and the opposition, Laverde takes charge of Colombia’s top fiscal watchdog as a new administration begins.

This is what Colombia's first far-right government will look like. Traditional conservatives, regional political clans, technocrats and newcomers make up the team that will govern alongside De la Espriella.

The Pacto Histórico is the largest congressional bloc, with 26 Senate seats and 43 seats in the House of Representatives, but no party holds a majority, making coalition-building essential.

President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella appointed Rodrigo Lara Restrepo as interior minister as Centro Democrático, Cambio Radical, and Creemos announced their support for his incoming administration.

The runoff may decide Colombia’s next president, but neither finalist commands enough seats in Congress to govern alone. Both candidates would need broad coalitions to pass reforms and implement their legislative agendas.

The largest forces in Colombia’s new Congress will be the left-wing Pacto Histórico with 22% of the vote, and the right-wing Centro Democrático with 15%. The next president will likely have to govern through coalitions and alliances.

Colombian opposition blasts Petro, accusing him of embarrassing the nation and harming vital diplomatic relations with reckless claims.

Urbe, dead at the hands of a child assassin, lost his mother to Pablo Escobar when himself a child.

Toro's only serious challenger, Tulio Gómez, a supermarket founder and football team owner, had his candidacy revoked by the National Electoral Council.

Char is accused by former senator Aida Merlano, a former lover of his brother Alex, who herself is a fugitive from justice.