Colombia's president-elect asks Congress to be sworn in at a military base

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Article 192 of the Constitution states that the president must take office before Congress, though it does not specify that this must be at the National Capitolhttps://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110749/100x80/gettyimages-2282184290.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0 12px 6px 0; border: 1px solid #333;" width="100" />
Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, has asked Congress to assess the legal feasibility of moving his inauguration ceremony, set for August 7, from Bogotá to a military garrison, in a proposal without recent precedent that will be left to the incoming legislature to decide.

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