Cali, Colombia, Aug 7 (EFE).- Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in on Friday as president of Colombia for the 2026–2030 term, in an inauguration ceremony held at a university auditorium in Cali, the capital of the Valle del Cauca department (southwest).
De la Espriella, 48, took the oath of office before Congress Speaker Honorio Henríquez, swearing to uphold the Constitution and the law.
Simultaneously, Army soldiers fired a 21-gun salute in the colors of the Colombian flag from the José María Córdova Military Cadet School in Bogotá, and the newly inaugurated president received a warm welcome from his family and applause from those present at the USC Arena at the University of Santiago de Cali.
Immediately afterward, De la Espriella administered the oath of office to his vice president, José Manuel Restrepo.
The new president’s guest of honor, Luis Felipe Yagüéy a 74-year-old farmer and street vendor from Florencia, Caquetá (south), was also present.
