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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.

He won by 250,830 votes, then a 7.4 quake hit on day three. What the security program now costs, and who has first claim on it.

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.

Voters rejected Petro's left and Uribe's right alike, handing the president-elect a mandate he can fill only by including the excluded.

Petro, Uribe and De la Espriella have all embraced the idea of a constituent assembly. Here’s why it remains controversial.

Even allies on the left concede the appointment that enabled it was a self-inflicted wound.

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.

Abelardo de la Espriella led Colombia's first round with 43.7%; he faces leftist senator Iván Cepeda in a June 21 runoff.