Abelardo de la Espriella takes office as president of Colombia on Friday at a ceremony held at the Santiago de Cali University, outside Bogotá and without the attendance of his predecessor, Gustavo Petro, in a handover marked by confrontation between the two men.

Far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella is sworn in as Colombia's president on Friday, August 7, in Cali rather than Bogotá — a break with two centuries of tradition after his…

Abelardo de la Espriella deja de lado a Bogotá y jurará en un auditorio universitario en Cali. La oposición levanta la figura de la desobediencia civil, surgen amenazas…