BOGOTá - Colombia's hard-right president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, claimed on Tuesday that outgoing left-wing leader Gustavo Petro was planning a "coup" and ordered the military to "protect" the country's democracy.
US-backed De la Espriella gave no proof of his claim that his arch-nemesis Petro and Petro's ally, defeated presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda, were planning to subvert power, but tensions have been growing ahead of the August 7 inauguration.
