Right-wing lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in yesterday as Colombia’s new president, after winning a June runoff on promises to crack down on armed groups, shrink the state by as much as 40 per cent and revive the oil and gas sector.
President sworn in
Colombia's President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella speaks during a security summit with mayors and security secretaries from Colombia's main cities ahead of his inauguration on August 7 in Cali, in Barranquilla, Colombia, August 4, 2026. REUTERS/Charlie Cordero/File Photo