New Colombia president vows to 'defeat narco-terrorists': MSMN News

Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella has been sworn in, using his inaugural speech ⁠to pledge a vigorous fight against drug trafficking and austerity measures to restore confidence in the economy. MSMN News is following the story as of Saturday, August 8, 2026, using publicly reported developments linked to RTE News.

What is known so far: Colombia's new right-wing President Abelardo De La Espriella has been sworn in, using his inaugural speech ⁠to pledge a vigorous fight against drug trafficking and austerity measures to restore confidence in the economy. That picture draws on material from RTE News under the tip “New Colombia president vows to 'Defeat narco-terrorists'”.

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This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

This Ireland story is still developing. MSMN News is watching for confirmations, corrections, and any named parties who speak on the record. Until then, the account above sticks to what has already been reported.

Source / Reference

Reporting by MSMN News, based on publicly available source material.

Source: RTE News

Reference link: https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0808/1587032-colombia-president/