Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella takes office, vows war on guerrillas

Per France 24, Colombia's Abelardo de la Espriella is taking office on August eighth after winning June's presidential runoff by less than one percentage point. The former lawyer has vowed to launch a war on drug gangs and strengthen ties with the United States. De la Espriella aligns with the right-wing populist movement exemplified by El Salvador's Nayib Bukele and Argentina's Javier Milei.

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