Colombia's president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, announced that he has ordered the immediate suspension of his transition team's work with the outgoing administration of President Gustavo Petro, escalating an already unprecedented constitutional and political crisis just one month before the scheduled transfer of power.
In a statement posted on X, De la Espriella said he had instructed Vice President-elect José Manuel Restrepo, who leads the transition process, to immediately stop the handover with what he called the "corrupt government" that is completing its term.
