Trump has derided the outspoken Petro as a “drug leader” and imposed sanctions on him, but the two patched up relations during a visit by Petro to the White House in February. Cepeda has promised to continue Petro’s legacy of pursuing dialogue with armed groups, including drug traffickers, and reducing inequality. Also on Tuesday, De la Espriella was ordered by a Bogota judge to apologise within 48 hours for purportedly sexist comments he made in a radio interview last month. In the interview, clips of
which have gone viral on social media, De la Espriella showed the reporter “an intimate photo” in a manner that suggested “explicit sexual innuendo”, the ruling said. The reporter in question said on X that De la Espriella had shown her a “complete lack of respect”. He apologised in a reply, saying it was “humour”. A father of four with close ties to evangelical preachers, he has been criticised for a series of remarks deemed homophobic or sexist on the campaign trail. (FRANCE 24 with
AFP)
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