Candidate De La Espriella gets support from Medellin Mayor Federico Gutierrez for the Colombian presidential election. De La Espriella gains significant support for his presidential bid in ColombiaCreemos’ endorsement was made official at an event in downtown Medellin attended by movement leaders and congressional candidates, including figures close to Mayor Gutierrez. On one hand, De La Espriella gains territorial structure and political legitimacy. The alliance between Creemos and De La Espriella reshapes the political map ahead of the presidential elections. De La Espriella and the rise of a populist far-right candidacyAbelardo de La Espriella has built his candidacy around a tough-on-crime discourse, political nationalism, and direct confrontation with the left.