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Right-Wing President Abelardo de la Espriella Sworn In as Colombia’s President

HeadlineAug 10, 2026

In Colombia, right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in Friday. King Felipe VI of Spain, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, FIFA President Gianni Infantino and right-wing Latin American presidents including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa and Chile’s José Antonio Kast were in attendance. This is Abelardo de la Espriella speaking from the city of Cali, where he vowed to crack down on armed groups and abandon peace efforts.

President Abelardo de la Espriella: “There will not be a single place in our territory where criminals can feel safe. I make my own words of Winston Churchill: Victory at all costs, victory in spite of terror, victory however long and hard the road may be, because without victory there is no survival.”

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