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A Nexus/BTG poll indicates a tight Brazil presidential race: in a first-round scenario Lula leads Bolsonaro 41% to 37% (with Caiado 5%, Renan Santos 4%, Zema 3%), and in a simulated runoff Lula would edge Bolsonaro 46% to 45%. The survey of 2,002 people conducted July 31–Aug 2 has a 2-point margin of error, and Lula, age 80, was officially named the Workers’ Party candidate for a fourth term.
Eleven people were wounded in a car bombing in Cucuta days before right-wing President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella takes office. No group claimed responsibility, though several rebel and criminal groups operate in the area. De la Espriella condemned the attack and pledged a hardline security stance as Colombia transitions from Petro, with his inauguration planned for Aug. 7 in Bogota.
France’s Paris appeals court reduced Marine Le Pen’s ban on holding public office to one year while upholding the conviction for misusing EU funds, and ordered an electronic ankle tag for 12 months. Le Pen said she would not run if the tag prevented campaigning, leaving a possible path to a 2027 bid if she can campaign freely, with her National Rally leader Bardella voicing support. A Court of Cassation appeal remains a potential step.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the UK, reportedly told Kyiv he would run for president if elections were held, following a conversation with Zelenskyy. Public opinion remains favorable to Zelenskyy at about 61% trust, but Zaluzhnyi leads among military figures with roughly 73% trust, signaling potential competition if autumn elections occur. His wartime leadership fuels his popularity, though he has not publicly declared a campaign, and other trusted figures like Budanov and Brovdi have not indicated political ambitions.
Ukraine’s President Zelensky reportedly asked former commander Valerii Zaluzhny whether he would run in a potential autumn presidential election. Zaluzhny said he had never sought politics but would run if the vote were held, while Zelensky and other officials urged him to reconsider to avoid deepening national divisions; no government post was offered and neither side publicly commented.
Keiko Fujimori narrowly defeated leftist Roberto Sánchez in Peru's presidential runoff, winning by fewer than 50,000 votes as ballots were reviewed and the final tally awaits official certification on July 3. She will take office on July 28 for a five-year term, promising to restore 'order and hope' amid rising crime and political instability, while navigating the controversial Fujimori family legacy.
Far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella narrowly defeats Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s presidential runoff, securing about 49.65% to 48.7% (roughly 248,000-vote margin) with 99.65% counted. His win marks a turn away from four years of Petro and a broader Latin American trend toward the right. De la Espriella has promised a hardline security approach, including ten maximum-security “mega-prisons,” seeking U.S. backing for actions against coca cultivation, and shrinking the state by about 40%. He will take office on August 7 with a minority in Congress, alongside vice-president José Manuel Restrepo, in a deeply polarized country. Petro has questioned the preliminary results and called for the official scrutiny process to conclude before declaring a final outcome.
Colombia’s presidential runoff is dominated by escalating violence from illegal armed groups (FARC dissidents, ELN, Clan del Golfo), driving mass displacement and shaping voters’ priorities. Leftist Iván Cepeda advocates negotiated security and social reforms, while outsider Abelardo de la Espriella pushes a hard crackdown and new prisons, a debate intensified by Donald Trump’s endorsement. The outcome will influence Colombia’s security approach and its ties to the United States.
With 99% of ballots counted, Abelardo de la Espriella led around 43% and Ivan Cepeda about 40%, neither reaching 50% to avoid a second round, setting up a June 21 runoff. De la Espriella campsaigned as a hardline security outsider promising aggressive crime-fighting and even megaprison construction, while Cepeda—a veteran leftist senator aligned with outgoing president Petro and the Total Peace policy—advocates negotiated solutions to Colombia’s decades-long conflict.
Colombia votes in a three-horse race for president, led by Iván Cepeda—a Petro ally advocating the ongoing peace process—against Abelardo de la Espriella and Paloma Valencia who favor a tougher crackdown on armed groups; the outcome will determine whether Petro’s peace agenda advances or faces setback, with a runoff likely in June if no candidate wins 50% in the first round.
Djibouti's incumbent president Ismail Omar Guelleh has been reelected to a sixth term in the April 2026 presidential election, extending his decades-long rule; he voted at a City Hall polling station in Mouloud as results confirmed another term for the presidency.
Peru's interim president José Jerí was removed by a 75-24 vote in an express impeachment after four months in office amid the 'Chifagate' scandal over secret meetings with Chinese businessmen; prosecutors are probing influence-peddling and a timber-trafficking network, while lawmakers prepare to name a replacement ahead of April presidential elections, as Peru continues a period of political instability amidst U.S.-China debates over the Chancay port.
Exit polls project centre-left Socialist António José Seguro winning Portugal’s presidential runoff by a wide margin (roughly 67–73% to 27–33% for far-right André Ventura), following Seguro’s first-round lead of 31.1% to Ventura’s 23.52% among 11 million eligible voters.
Portugal moves to a presidential runoff between centre-left Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro and far-right challenger Andre Ventura after neither won 50% in the first round; polls suggested Seguro was the favourite to win, as storms hit the country and the largely ceremonial presidency still wields influence through veto power and the ability to dissolve parliament.
Portugal heads into Sunday’s presidential runoff as storms trigger a state of emergency and widespread evacuations; turnout could decide between far-right candidate André Ventura and moderate left contender António José Seguro, with some municipalities delaying voting but officials insisting the election proceed.