By bnl editorial staff Colombian president-elect Abelardo De la Espriella suspended his government's transition process with ...

With meetings suspended indefinitely, the outgoing government is seeking legal safeguards through oversight bodies and plans ...

By Cynthia Michelle Aranguren Hernández in Bogota Colombian president-elect Abelardo De la Espriella announced on July 5 that ...

Conservative outsider Abelardo de la Espriella, a millionaire political neophyte, will be Colombia's next president after ...

Abelardo de la Espriella, a conservative political outsider, has taken a narrow lead in Colombia's runoff election ...

The businessman and lawyer, whose ventures include a clothing line, wine and rum brands, and a restaurant, earned U.S.

A victory by de la Espriella is expected to usher in policies that will reverse the agenda of outgoing President Gustavo Petro, including a controversial plan to hold parallel peace negotiations with ...

(Corrects to add Gustavo Petro's last name in paragraph 4) By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA, June 21 (Reuters) - Colombia elected nationalist lawyer Abelardo De La Espriella as its new president on Sunday, ...

Colombia has swung to the right, electing nationalist lawyer and political newcomer Abelardo De La Espriella as president, accelerating a rightward shift rippling across Latin America.

A far-right lawyer with the endorsement of U.S. President Donald Trump claimed victory Sunday night in Colombia's presidential runoff election.

Abelardo De La Espriella had 49.66% of the vote while his rival, Senator Ivan Cepeda, trailed by some 250,000 votes at 48.70%.