Colombia President-Elect De La Espriella Taps Lara as Interior Minister
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Former Senator Rodrigo Lara is appointed Minister of the Interior by De la Espriella
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The Straits TimesColombia president-elect De La Espriella taps Lara as interior minister
BOGOTA, June 26 (Reuters) - Colombia's president-elect Abelardo De La Espriella on Friday said former congressman Rodrigo Lara will serve as interior minister in his administration, tasked with
The former senator resigned from the right-wing Radical Change party in 2022 and supported the ultra campaign early. He is the son of a justice minister murdered by Pablo Escobar
The elected president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, began to form his cabinet this Friday, by appointing former senator Rodrigo Lara Restrepo as Minister of the Interior, while the outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, declared himself ready for the transition of government. De la Espriella, of the ultra-right movement Defensores de la Patria, elected Lara Restrepo, son of murdered justice minister Rodrigo Lara Bonilla, as minister.
He wanted to be President but ended up as Defender of the Homeland and his status as a victim of the war of the narcos weighed to occupy the Interior Ministry The article An old friendship with De la Espriella and a tough bet for the Tiger have Rodrigo Lara in the ministerial cabinet was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, voices and news from Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
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