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Colombia's De La Espriella seeks presidency with nationalist law-and-order campaign

BOGOTA, June 18 - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, burst onto the political scene last year and is now favored to be Colombia's next president, with hardline proposals to…

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The Straits TimesJun 18, 2026, 1:59 PM

Colombia's De La Espriella seeks presidency with nationalist law-and-order campaign

BOGOTA, June 18 - Abelardo De La Espriella, a lawyer and businessman with no political experience, burst onto the political scene last year and is now favored to be Colombia's next president, with hardline proposals to crack down on crime, cut government programs and taxes and revive oil exploration.

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