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Polymarket traders: De la Espriella leads Colombia first round, reaches runoff

Updated 3d ago

Polymarket traders assessed that Abelardo de la Espriella, known as 'The Tiger,' won the most votes in Colombia's first-round presidential election and advanced to the runoff. The election was scheduled for May 31, 2026, with a potential second round on June 21, 2026. Polymarket's analytics page for the Colombia presidential election contains no trading data, price levels, volume figures, or candidate-specific odds, functioning as a routine market description placeholder. No specific market prices or trading volume were reported for the de la Espriella contract. Pizzint.watch is the only source attributing this trader assessment to the platform.

Why this matters?

Polymarket's Colombia market is live without local regulatory clearance while Spain and India actively block the platform, giving regulators in those markets fresh evidence that Polymarket operates election contracts without host-country licensing.

The bigger picture

Polymarket now hosts live election markets across four continents under active regulatory challenge — its Colombia market opening while Spain, India, Australia, and Japan proceedings close in.

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