即将离任的哥伦比亚总统古斯塔沃·佩特罗在告别演讲中呼吁支持者捍卫其政府推行的经济和社会改革[1]。他指责以色列和美国干涉了该国近期总统大选，并声称将提供投票软件被篡改的证据[1]。
当选总统阿韦拉尔多·德拉埃斯普列亚承诺削减高达40%的政府开支[1]，并计划起草允许企业按小时雇佣员工的劳动法[1]。德拉埃斯普列亚将于8月7日就职[1]，此前获得美国前总统特朗普的支持[1]。
针对新政府的这些政策方向，佩特罗呼吁支持者通过大规模动员和罢工来抵抗劳动法改革[1]。德拉埃斯普列亚还计划对反政府武装采取强硬立场[1]。
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro used his final presidential address to call on his supporters to defend his government's economic and social reforms [1]. In his farewell speech, Petro accused Israel and the United States of interfering in Colombia's recent presidential election, claiming he would provide evidence of voting software tampering [1].
Petro's remarks came ahead of the August 7 inauguration of president-elect Bernardo Abelardo de la Espriella [1], who has secured support from former U.S. President Donald Trump [1]. De la Espriella has pledged to significantly reduce government spending by up to 40% and to reform labor laws to facilitate business hiring practices [1].
The incoming administration plans to draft labor legislation permitting companies to hire employees on an hourly basis [1]. In response, Petro urged his supporters to mount large-scale mobilizations and strikes to resist the new government's proposed labor law changes [1].