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UOLThe elected president of Colombia, Abelardo de la Espriella, will take office on August 7 in the city of Cali, in the southwest of the country, after Congress approved on Wednesday the temporary transfer of his presidential functions to that city. Presidential possessions in Colombia are traditionally held in the Parliament building, in the capital, Bogotá. However, the extreme right candidate requested that the ceremony take place in the southw…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxThe Congress today approved that Abelardo de la Espriella will assume the presidency of Colombia on August 7 in Cali, and not in Bogota.
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Independent EspañolAP Explains: Congress Endorses the Swearing-in of De La Espriella as President in Southwest Colombia
BOGOTÁ (AP) — The conservative Abelardo de la Espriella will break with a tradition in Colombia by swearing as president on August 7 in the southwest of the country, after obtaining the endorsement of Congress on Wednesday.
With 58 votes in favour and 30 against, the Senate approved to move its plenary to Cali for the presidential possession of Abelardo de la Espriella, on August 7. As the House had already given its approval the day before, Congress will be able to meet from that city. The context. National Salvation—the only party that endorsed Abelardo de la Espriella’s candidacy—was the one that led to the proposal. The document was signed by the four senators …
Despite broad support for the vote, the measure led to the immediate rejection of opposition sectors.
With 117 votes for yes and 7 for no, the majority of congressmen vote in favour of changing the venue of the August 7 ceremony to the capital of Valle del Cauca
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