Who Is Abelardo De La Espriella, the Far‑right Trump Fan Who Could Lead Colombia?
His campaign mixes hardline security proposals with luxury branding and spectacle, helping him appeal to conservative voters ahead of a June 21 runoff.
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By Carlos Torres — There is an old saying among American political commentators: “Would you like to have a beer with that person?” Translated into Colombian politics, a large number of voters preferred the fascist right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella over the progressive Ivan Cepeda. After thirty years working in advertising, [...]
Who is Abelardo de la Espriella, the far‑right Trump fan who could lead Colombia?
Far-right defence attorney and businessman Abelardo de la Espriella topped the first round of Colombia’s presidential election Sunday, followed closely by leftist senator Ivan Cepeda. A fervent supporter of US President Donald Trump as well as the authoritarian crime crackdown of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele, De la Espriella has promised to wage an uncompromising war against the splintered armed groups that continue to hold out in the co…
The lawyer, showman and self-styled tiger seeking to remake Colombia
Abelardo de la Espriella, the flamboyant lawyer, businessman and self-styled "El Tigre" who surged to first place in Colombia's presidential first round, has built one of the most unconventional political brands in the country's modern history.
“Prison or death,” he repeated again and again in his rallies Abelardo de la Espriella, a controversial 47-year-old lawyer, to refer to the fate that awaits criminals, drug traffickers and guerrillas if he ends up being the next president of Colomia. It doesn’t matter that the ultra-right leader made a media career as a lawyer for celebrities, footballers and paramiliars, before having an epiphany in Italy and deciding that he should throw himse…
It promises to thin down the state, speed up procedures to create businesses, reduce taxes, pursue the evasion and corruption that devours billions every year, build ten mega jails to the Bukele, break the total peace of Petro and be relentless with the gangs Read
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