# Thousands protest across Colombia against new right-wing president

https://mins.news/en/item/100672

- France 24, 2026-10-15 01:57 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20261015-thousands-protest-colombia-right-wing-president

> Thousands of Colombians held peaceful protests across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist President Gustavo Petro led a Bogota rally, joined by unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists.

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