Meet Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella

Colombia has elected Abelardo de la Espriella as its next president, according to preliminary results. The conservative lawyer and political outsider campaigned on a tough-on-crime agenda inspired in part by El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. Here's a closer look at his background, family, political rise, and the promises he made in his first speech as president-elect.

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