Colombian Leader Accused of Plotting Effort to Remain in Power

Colombian Leader Accused of Plotting Effort to Remain in Power

Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella has accused outgoing leader Gustavo Petro of attempting to remain in power. Petro has claimed that Espriella’s victory was fraudulent, an allegation that Espriella has pushed back against. Espriella argued in a video shared to social media that Petro and left-wing candidate Senator Iván Cepeda have attempted to state a “a coup de etat.” In a statement accompanying the video, the president-elect…