https://cdnph.upi.com/ph/st/th/5061786143441/2026/upi_com/0382d30d2c163cfc88a944356a0192b0/v1.5/De-la-Espriella-takes-oath-of-office-in-Colombia-amid-tight-security.jpg" /> The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia Friday amid tight security at a ceremony at a university in Cali.