Abelardo de la Espriella won the Colombian presidential election and promised to relocate the embassy to Jerusalem.

The entities involved

• Colombia →

  country in South America

  • Special Forces conducted counter-narcotics missions in Bolivia, Cambodia, Colombia, and Panama in 2017.Sat 00:29
  • Leading military offensive against organized crime and management of shared border issues between Colombia and Venezuela.Sat 00:09
• Jerusalem →

  city in the Middle East, holy to the three Abrahamic religions

  • The Ark is believed to be buried in the City of David, which was founded by King David.Thu 01:34
  • US court pursues terrorist in Jerusalem while the Roth family seeks justice for Sbarro victims.Wed 21:20
• Abelardo de la Espriella →

  Colombian lawyer and businessman (born 1978)

  • Colombia seeks to better integrate solar and wind capacity while planning its next hydrocarbon licensing round.Fri 17:56
  • The current president, Abelardo de la Espriella, has blamed Congress for budget failures and attributed the deficit to the previous administration of Gustavo Petro.Fri 13:01

Related events

• A political crisis has emerged in Colombia after Abelardo de la Espriella contested the outcome of a mayoral election.Jul 11
• Abelardo de la Espriella is elected president of Colombia, while Barranquilla faces infrastructure failures and threats of US extradition.Jun 21
• Espriella's administration proposes refocusing the Mission in Colombia.Oct 30
• Amid the Colombian election cycle, Abelardo de la Espriella is the focus of political developments, including Trump's endorsement and allegations of foreign interference.Jun 30
• President Abelardo de la Espriella appointed Ordóñez, who was previously an ambassador under Iván Duque, following an investigation into Gustavo Petro.Oct 22