Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella set to be inaugurated in Cali
Cali is Colombia's third-most populous city and a heartland for the leftist Historic Pact party. The post Colombia president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella set to be inaugurated in Cali appeared first on The Bogotá Post .
Colombia's president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella is set to be inaugurated in the western city of Cali on August 7, marking a departure from his initial plan to be sworn in at a military base in the Cauca department. Cali, the third-most populous city in the country, is a stronghold for the leftist Historic Pact party, which has announced it will not attend the ceremony but instead plans to hold protests in the city.
The move to hold the inauguration in Cali symbolizes de la Espriella's commitment to decentralizing power and addressing violence related to the ongoing armed conflict, as the city has faced several terrorist attacks by rebel groups in the past year. The Senate recently approved de la Espriella's proposal for Congress to relocate to Cauca to swear him in, but the president-elect abandoned this plan due to volcanic activity forcing the closure of the main airport in the department.
Opposition parties have criticized the plans to transport 261 members of Congress to Cali, estimating the operation could cost up to US$1.8 million.
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