Colombia’s new president to take office in ceremony in Cali highlighting hard line on armed groups

Conservative Abelardo de la Espriella is scheduled to be sworn in as Colombia's president on Friday. The inauguration ceremony will take place in Cali, a city located in the country's volatile southwest.

The event is being held under heavy security and deliberately breaks with the longstanding tradition of hosting presidential inaugurations in the capital city. The ceremony is intended to highlight the new administration's hard-line stance on armed groups.