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Abelardo de la Espriella

President of Colombia, 2026 to present

A lawyer and businessman who founded the far-right Defenders of the Homeland party and became president in 2026, succeeding Gustavo Petro.

Abelardo de la Espriella sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and strongly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly traditional on culture, strongly authoritarian on liberty and authority and strongly anti-establishment on institutions.

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Where Abelardo de la Espriella sits on eight dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this leader's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityStrongly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceStrongly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional

Leaders most like Abelardo de la Espriella

Jair Bolsonaro President of Brazil, 2019 to 202288%Donald Trump US President, 2017 to 2021 and 2025 to present85%José Antonio Kast President of Chile, 2026 to present84%Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey, 2014 to present (Prime Minister 2003 to 2014)82%Viktor Orbán Prime Minister of Hungary, 1998 to 2002 and 2010 to 202678%Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present78%

Leaders furthest from Abelardo de la Espriella

Olof Palme Prime Minister of Sweden, 1969 to 1976 and 1982 to 19860%Jacinda Ardern Prime Minister of New Zealand, 2017 to 20230%José Mujica President of Uruguay, 2010 to 20150%

Political views closest to Abelardo de la Espriella

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…77%Religious rightSeeks to shape law and politics by religious, often Christian, values.73%Thatcherism and ReaganismFree-market economics, tax cuts, deregulation and a firm stance toward the Soviet Union.71%

Percentages show how close two profiles are across all eight dimensions. Including a person here is for historical study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Abelardo de la Espriella, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.