Colombia's Congress Denies President-elect De la Espriella Control, Elects Uribe Loyalist

De la Espriella denied aspired control over Colombia’s Congress

Colombia’s Congress denied control over the legislative agenda to President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and voted for a president loyal to former President Alvaro Uribe. De la Espriella proposed his friend, Senator Alfredo Deluque of the U Party, to assume the leadership of the Senate, which would have given the government control over the congressional […] The post De la Espriella denied aspired control over Colombia’s Congress appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema