New Colombia President Pledges Robust Fight Against Crime, Fiscal Austerity
The new president also vowed tax reform, spending freezes and expanded oil and gas production to restore investor confidence.
- On Friday, President Abelardo De La Espriella was sworn in at a university auditorium in Cali, then addressed troops at the Pichincha Battalion during a 75-minute speech promising a "profound transformation" of the nation.
- De La Espriella's victory reflects a regional rightward shift across Latin America; the 48-year-old lawyer, who has never held elected office, won June's runoff by promising to shrink the state by 40% and revive the oil sector.
- Bolstering security, the new president vowed to "definitively eradicate the scourge of illicit crops" using aerial herbicides, and Colombia will join the Shield of the Americas program founded by U.S. President Donald Trump.
- Senator Ivan Cepeda led a protest march in Barranquilla on Friday, calling for peaceful civil disobedience, while the administration appointed Finance Minister Miguel Gomez and Foreign Minister Omar Bula to navigate a divided congress.
- Finance Minister Gomez noted the fiscal deficit stands at 7% to 8% of GDP, necessitating imminent tax reform, while consulting firm Colombia Risk Analysis reports the administration will focus initial efforts on direct executive actions.
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Newly elected Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella is immediately put to the test now that the country has been struck by a severe earthquake. His right-wing promises of security and tough action could clash with necessary rescue operations in hard-to-reach areas.
The United States is currently consolidating its influence in the region.
The new president of Colombia was sworn in on Friday. On Monday, the catastrophe came. President Abelardo De La Espriella , a former criminal lawyer with no previous political experience, came to power with the promise to repress the criminals and armed groups that have resurfaced in his country, and he was supported by President Trump. As a candidate outside the system, he also promised to reduce the size of the government and address the huge …
Citing Thomas Jefferson, Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella Becomes President of Colombia
by Christian K. Caruzo, Breitbart: Colombia’s conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella took office as the nation’s new head of state for the next four years on Friday afternoon. The presidential inauguration, hosted by the city of Cali for the first time in the country’s history, occurred under the watch of a highly reinforced security […]
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