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Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 61 words
Security and Drug Policy US-Colombia Diplomatic Relations Colombian Presidential Transition
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Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism NewsFeed Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism Right-wing politician Abelardo De La Espriella takes office after narrowly winning June’s presidential…

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Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism NewsFeed Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism Right-wing politician Abelardo De La Espriella takes office after narrowly winning June’s presidential…

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He is pledging to tackle security, drug trafficking and economic challenges while bringing Colombia closer in line with the US and Donald Trump.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/8/08-08-sv-de-la-espriella-co?tr…

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Claim 1: “Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism”
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The claim that the new president vowed to 'crush' narco-terrorism is explicitly reported by Al Jazeera and referenced in another web search result mentioning a vow to fight terrorism/narco-terrorism upon taking office.
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia’s recently inaugurated right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella is moving rapidly to transform Colombia into a neo-colonial outpost after taking office in early August, giving the U.S. p…
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2026/08/19/colombia-is-fast…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia inaugurated a new president on August 7: Abelardo de la Espriella, a far-right millionaire entrepreneur and former criminal defense lawyer who until now has never held political office.WSJ: T…
https://www.greanvillepost.com/media-find-a-new-man-who-will…
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web search NEUTRAL — Colombia’s new president takes office vowing to ‘crush’ narco-terrorism.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/8/car-bomb-attack-ratt…
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Claim 2: “Right-wing politician Abelardo De La Espriella takes office after narrowly winning June’s presidential runoff.”
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Multiple Wikipedia entries and web search results confirm that Abelardo de la Espriella won the presidential runoff on June 21, 2026, defeating Iván Cepeda by less than 1%, and has since taken office as the 36th president of Colombia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Presidential elections were held in Colombia on 31 May 2026. Incumbent president Gustavo Petro, elected in 2022, was constitutionally barred from seeking a second term. Abelardo de la Espriella defea…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Colombian_presidential_el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero (born 31 July 1978) is a Colombian lawyer, businessman, and politician who has served as the 36th president of Colombia since 2026. He is the founder and leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abelardo_de_la_Espriella
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration as the 36th President of Colombia took place on Friday, August 7, 2026. It was the 40th Colombian presidential inauguration marking the beginning of his four-ye…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inauguration_of_Abelardo_de_la…
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