Colombia on Sunday elected Abelardo de la Espriella as its next president. The forty-seven-year-old millionaire lawyer and hardliner won a majority vote, marking a rightward swing just four years after electing Gustavo Petro, the country's first left-wing president. According to France 24, De la Espriella has gained support from right-wingers in the United States. But a key question remains: can this hardline outsider govern effectively, or will his anti-establishment credibility become a liability in office?

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