# Colombia: Trump ally De la Espriella takes office

https://mins.news/en/item/16633

- DW, 2026-08-08 00:31 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/colombia-trump-ally-de-la-espriella-takes-office/a-78286636?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella has been sworn in as Colombia’s president. He pledged to crack down on armed drug gangs, making the fight against those groups a central promise of his presidency.

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- [Colombia Abelardo de la Espriella Government](https://mins.news/en/topic/colombia-abelardo-de-la-espriella-government) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/colombia-abelardo-de-la-espriella-government.md

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