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De la Espriella claims victory, warns Colombia’s left to “refrain from sparking social unrest”

The projected winner of Colombia’s election, Abelardo de la Espriella, claimed victory and warned opponents to “refrain from sparking social unrest.” During his victory speech, De la Espriella ignored electoral authorities’ alert that Sunday’s count was preliminary and that the official results will be the result of a scrutiny process. With a difference of 250,000 [] The post De la Espriella claims victory, warns Colombia’s left to “refrain from sparking social unrest” appeared first on Colombia News.

Ivan Cepeda Rejects Media Campaign in Colombia and Defends 12.7 Million Votes

Colombia’s progressive leader Ivan Cepeda denounced this tuesday a series of threats against his campaign collaborators, amid tensions over the definitive scrutiny of the presidential runoff. The Colombian Historic Pact candidate, Ivan Cepeda, stated on June 23, that corporate media conglomerates and traditional local analysts are actively spreading malicious interpretations to generate hostility against his []

James Rodríguez: “Si me dicen que no voy a hacer goles pero que voy a quedar campeón, firmo”

En exclusiva con Telemundo deportes, el líder de Colombia ilusiona a una nación asegurando que tienen todo lo necesario para luchar por ser campeones del mundo, además de que recuerda los grandes momentos que ha vivido en sus mundiales anteriores.

Who Is Abelardo De La Espriella? Colombia’s New Right Wing President

Nationalist lawyer and businessman Abelardo De La Espriella has been elected Colombia’s next president, marking a major political shift in one of Latin America’s largest economies. His victory ends the country’s recent experiment with left-wing leadership under President Gustavo Petro and brings to power a candidate who campaigned on hardline security policies, smaller government and [] The post Who Is Abelardo De La Espriella? Colombia’s New Right Wing President appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.

The InSight Take: Colombia Turns Right With Abelardo de la Espriella. Here Are the Washington and Security Challenges.

The InSight Take: Colombia Turns Right With Abelardo de la Espriella. Here Are the Washington and Security Challenges. The winner of Colombia’s presidential elections, Abelardo de la Espriella, promised to stop negotiating with guerrilla armies and to unleash the country’s experienced security forces against criminal groups there during his political campaign. But will the Trump-aligned president-elect keep his promises when he takes office in August? And will his plan help, or hinder, the country’s organized crime panorama? The post The InSight Take: Colombia Turns Right With Abelardo de la Espriella. Here Are the Washington and Security Challenges. appeared first on InSight Crime.