Abelardo de la Espriella salutes on the steps of his private jet. Image credit: @ABDELAESPRIELLA via X.Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, plans to hold his inauguration ceremony in the western city of Cali on August 7, reversing plans to be sworn in in the Cauca department. For de la Espriella, holding the ceremony in Cali represents his agenda of devolving power to regions beyond the capital, Bogotá. But de la Espriella backed down from that proposal citing volcanic activity forcing the closure of the main airport in Cauca. Hoy le solicitamos al Congreso de la República APLAZAR el debate sobre la posesión de Abelardo en Cali hasta que tengamos la información financiera de esta decisión.