The right-wing De la Espriella assumed the presidency in August with the promise to break with the policies of former President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist to govern Colombia. In a statement, the president announced on the eve of Ricardo Valencia's dismissal as "insubsisting" his appointment as director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The economist had only three weeks in office. "I had no communication from …
The right-wing De la Espriella assumed the presidency in August with the promise to break with the policies of former President Gustavo Petro, the first leftist to govern Colombia. In a statement, the president announced on the eve of Ricardo Valencia's dismissal as "insubsisting" his appointment as director of the National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE). The economist had only three weeks in office. "I had no communication from …