Bogotá, June 16, 2026 (AFP) - Pro-Trump candidate De la Espriella vows to crush Colombian crime

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2026-06-16

Millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who calls himself "The Tiger" and campaigns as an outsider, has pledged to crack down on crime in Colombia if elected president in this weekend's runoff vote. US leader Donald Trump has endorsed the hard-right candidate who once called for the Colombian left to be "gutted," a statement he later retracted. The 47-year-old is running for office for the first time following a lucrative legal career repres......

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