PoliticsColombia’s Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, vows war on guerrillas

Colombian President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is due to take office on August 8. He has promised to wage war on drug gangs and move closer to the United States. The former lawyer won June’s run-off by less than one percentage point. A right-wing populist compared with Nayib Bukele and Javier Milei, he is set to be sworn in at an unusual location.