Abelardo De La Espriella Sworn In As Colombia's President, Vows Crackdown On Armed Groups

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : The new leader breaks tradition by holding the inauguration in Cali and pledges to revive the oil industry while cutting government spending. Kathmandu -- Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as Colombia's president on Friday, marking a decisive rightward shift for the nation as he pledged to relentlessly combat narco-terrorism and revitalize the country's energy sector.
47% : He vowed to strengthen the state-run oil company Ecopetrol and called for the development of "responsible and sustainable fracking" to address declining gas and oil reserves.
45% : Economic Reforms And Energy De la Espriella has campaigned on a platform of fiscal austerity and industrial revival, promising to cut government spending by as much as 40 percent.
41% : De la Espriella has pledged to join the US-backed "Shield of the Americas" coalition against drug trafficking and has promised to restore diplomatic relations with Israel while severing ties with Cuba and Nicaragua, which he characterized as "tyrannies.

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