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Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella, wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, gestures and speaks into a microphone during a public speech.
Abelardo de la Espriella Colombian lawyer and politician Abelardo de la Espriella, who became president of Colombia in August 2026.

Abelardo de la Espriella

president of Colombia
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Abelardo de la Espriella (born July 31, 1978, Bogotá, Colombia) is a Colombian lawyer and conservative politician. He has served as Colombia’s president since August 2026, after he narrowly defeated the left-wing senator Iván Cepeda. A wealthy criminal defense attorney and political outsider who had never previously held public office, de la Espriella rose rapidly to political prominence during the 2025–26 presidential campaign. He ran on a nationalist law-and-order platform that promised a more aggressive...

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