{
  "id": 289064,
  "title": "Abelardo de la Espriella swears in before Congress but gives his first speech to the military",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/abelardo-de-la-espriella-jura-ante-los-congresistas-pero-da-su-primer",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-08T01:26:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais",
    "slug": "el-pais",
    "url": "https://elpais.com/america-colombia/2026-08-08/abelardo-de-la-espriella-jura-ante-los-congresistas-pero-da-su-primer-discurso-a-los-militares.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Cali woke up this Friday watched over by more than 11,000 uniformed officers and with streets decorated with Colombian flags. The country's third most populous city dressed up for the swearing-in of Abelardo de la Espriella as president, an unprecedented milestone: for the first time, a president-elect takes the oath of office outside Bogotá. “The time for the recovery of order, freedom, and authority has begun,” he announced in his first speech. The president ordered to combat all criminal structures. “The Tiger has arrived and they will know how hard he bites when it comes to defending the Colombian people,” he shouted.",
  "summary": "Abelardo de la Espriella has taken office as President of Colombia. His inauguration was held in Cali, a departure from the traditional location of Bogotá. According to El Pais, over 11,000 uniformed personnel were deployed in the city, which was decorated with Colombian flags.\n\nDe la Espriella has vowed to combat criminal structures and has given the order to do so. In his first speech, he stated that \"the time of recovery of order, freedom and authority\" has begun. He also referred to himself as \"The Tiger\" and warned that he would defend the Colombian people strongly.\n\nThe South China Morning Post reports that De la Espriella has pledged to wage war on drug-running guerrillas and strengthen ties with the United States. He has offered to launch joint military operations and host US troops on Colombian soil. His presidency marks a shift to the right for Colombia, and he has promised to implement policies such as building \"mega prisons\" and slashing the size of the state.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "El Pais English",
        "title": "A strained Colombia ushers in a new political era with Abelardo de la Espriella",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/a-strained-colombia-ushers-in-a-new-political-era-with-abelardo-de-la",
        "published": "2026-08-07T10:56:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}