Who Is Abelardo De La Espriella, the Far-Right Lawyer Who Wants to Be President of Colombia?
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By Sebastián Jiménez Valencia, CNN en Español In a matter of months, Abelardo de la Espriella went from being a controversial and media lawyer to being the most voted in the elections and competing in the second round in Colombia, through a clear slogan: imposing authority. It is now the face of a radical and renewing right that has managed to take advantage of frustration with traditional parties and channel a campaign of much spectacle with a …
"This is not a game of dolls this is political." At 47 years old, Abelardo de la Espriella, seems to respond to some coordinates of the time: outsider of ultra-right that owes his electoral competitiveness to social networks and the outbursts. His eruption had a revulsive effect on the political scene of Colombia to the point of altering it in a few months. Criminal law constituted the source of his ascent. One of those who knocked on the door o…
Abelardo de la Espriella's ideas open a harsh controversy about the institutional future and social stability in Colombia The article Is Abelardo de la Espriella a false redeemer inflated by marketing and social networks? was originally published in Las2orillas.co: Stories, Voices and News from Colombia. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
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