Colombia's president-elect suspends transition, accuses Petro of attempting a coup

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De la Espriella, a right-wing lawyer who won the June 21 runoff, ordered his vice president-elect, José Manuel Restrepo, to suspend transition meetings “immediately” on Tuesdayhttps://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110709/100x80/abe.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, froze the transition process with the outgoing government of Gustavo Petro on Tuesday and accused the president of attempting a coup, in a sharp escalation exactly one month before the handover of power, set for August 7.

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