Key Facts
—First word. On June 29 De la Espriella gave his first address since being certified Colombia’s president-elect.
—The debt. He put government bond balances at 763.6tn pesos (about $222bn), up roughly 41tn ($12bn) on 2025.
—The lifeline. He said the Inter-American Development Bank will give $60m in non-repayable aid for the transition.
—The warning. He flagged a risk of power rationing and pledged to honour payments owed to electricity generators.











