Right-wing lawyer sworn in as Colombia's president
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- DW News EN·2h agoColombia: Trump ally De la Espriella takes office
Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's president, promising to crack down on armed drug gangs.
Read at DW News EN → - BBC World·14h agoUS pledges $1bn support to Colombia as Trump-backed president sworn in
Abelardo de la Espriella used his maiden speech to promise an "all-out war" on what he calls "narco-terrorism".
Read at BBC World → - The Journal·18h agoColombia's new president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists' in fiery first speech as leader
The first thing on his to-do list, he said, is to join Trump’s regional anti-cartel alliance known as Shield of the Americas.
Read at The Journal → - Guardian World·22h agoUS promises $1bn in security aid to Colombia as new rightwing president pledges drugs crackdown
Trump ally Abelardo De La Espriella vows to start ‘profound transformation’ of country’s destiny as he is sworn in The Trump administration plans to provide $1bn in security assistance to the government of Colombia’s new rightwing president, the US state department…
Read at Guardian World → - National Post·23h ago‘We are beginning a new era’: Trump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president
The former lawyer brings an abrupt turn to the right for the Andean nation, vowing to bomb jungle cocaine labs, build ‘mega-prisons’ and slash the size of the state
Read at National Post → - Financial Post·1d agoColombia’s De la Espriella Takes Power, Vows Crime Crackdown
Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia’s president Friday, marking the start of a conservative government that promises a sharp break with Gustavo Petro’s leftist administration as concerns over the nation’s finances and increased violence cloud the transition.
Read at Financial Post → - Geo Ent PK·1d agoTrump ally Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia president
Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a security summit with mayors and security secretaries from Colombia's main cities ahead of his inauguration on August 7 in Cali, in Barranquilla, Colombia, August 4, 2026. — Reuters Colombia’s new president
Read at Geo Ent PK → - The Print World·1d agoNew Colombia president pledges robust fight against crime, fiscal austerity in maiden speech
By Nelson Bocanegra, Julia Symmes Cobb and Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA/CALI, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in on Friday, using his inaugural
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