Budget blunder triggers cabinet shake-up in Colombia
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De la Espriella sacks interior minister after Congress bungles Colombia’s 2027 budget
Colombia President Abelardo de la Espriella sacked Interior Minister Rodrigo Lara hours after Congress found a procedural flaw in the passed 2027 budget, which makes the law invalid. In a post on social media platform X, De la Espriella briefly thanked Lara and announced he would be replaced by the ambassador to the…
Colombia’s Congress approves De la Espriella’s 2027 budget
Colombia’s Congress agreed to increase the government’s 2027 budget despite promises by President Abelardo de la Espriella to reduce public spending. Next year’s budget will be COP634.9 trillion, almost $204 billion, which is 16% more than last year’s budget and 10% higher than the proposal made by former President…
De la Espriella announces “open, resolute, and patriotic struggle against wokeism”
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella announced an “open, resolute, and patriotic struggle against wokeism” as part of his “cultural counterrevolution.” During a visit to the Culture Ministry, De la Espriella described wokeism as “an ideological paradigm that aims to transform moral, cultural, and social…
Colombia’s first lady promises transparency over earthquake donations
Colombia’s first lady, Ana Lucia Pineda, vowed to reveal how much money she collected and spent in response to the August 10 earthquake that affected hundreds of thousands of people. Amid mounting public pressure about where the money had gone, Pineda went on the morning program of public television channel Nuestro…
Colombia’s opposition takes to the street to protest De la Espriella
Despite intimidation attempts by the national government and the police, tens of thousands of people took to the streets throughout Colombia to protest the far-right government of President Abelardo De la Espriella. The protest had been organized by social organizations, labor unions and the country’s largest…
Colombia’s antiterrorism statute raises concerns
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Colombia’s national strike organizers “are instigators of evil,” claims De la Espriella
Colombia’s President Abelardo de la Espriella called labor unions and social organizations who organized anti-government protests for Wednesday “instigators of evil” who “seek to once again cause chaos.” In an address to the nation, De la Espriella stressed that the security forces were instructed to allow peaceful…