Karol G Urges Newly Elected Colombian President to Govern ‘for Everyone’: Here’s How He Responded
Abelardo de la Espriella didn’t waste time in answering the star.
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Karol G briefly stepped away from promoting her upcoming tour to share a message for Colombia’s president-elect, Abelardo de la Espriella, and he wasted no time responding.
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La Bichota had posted an open letter to the lawyer turned politician on her X on Sunday (June 28). Shared as two screenshots, her statement, which was written in Spanish, made it clear she was addressing De La Espriella not as a supporter or an opponent, but “as a Colombian who deeply loves her country.”
To accompany her statement, she captioned the post, “For Colombia. With respect, but also with hope and high expectations, @abdelaespriella.”
In her message, the “Mañana Será Bonito” singer reflected on what she believes is the responsibility that comes with leading the nation after De La Espriella secured a narrow victory over left-leaning candidate Iván Cepeda in Colombia’s presidential election.
“The elections are over. The campaign is over. The speeches are over. Now comes the hardest part: governing for everyone,” wrote the singer.
“There are millions of Colombians who believe in you and millions who think differently, dream differently, and voted differently,” she continued. “But we all share one thing: we want to live in a safer, fairer country with more opportunities and less hate.”
Throughout the letter, the Grammy winner urged De La Espriella to remember that the office he now holds comes with the responsibility of governing the whole country, not for a political party.
“I hope that when your term comes to an end, Colombians will be able to look back and say that, despite our differences, you rose to the responsibility you were entrusted with,” she concluded. “Because, in the end, a president does not truly win when they win an election… A president wins when their people win.”
De La Espriella, nicknamed “El Tigre” (“The Tiger”) by his supporters throughout the campaign, responded on X Monday (June 29), reiterating that governing for all Colombians — including those who did not vote for him — has been his pledge since the campaign. He also said the country needs to regain trust in its leaders, then asked Karol G to believe in his movement.
“I invite you, @karolg, to join the pack. Colombia needs all of its good citizens in the effort to rebuild the country, with unwavering consistency and conviction,” he wrote.
The 2026 elections in Colombia reflected an intensely polarized political landscape. On one side, De la Espriella’s opposition coalition, Defensores de la Patria, ran as an independent movement advocating for a more conservative vision for governing the country, grounded in traditional family values and promising further safety for all citizens while cracking down on inner-city violence and a zero-tolerance policy toward the country’s illegal militias and guerrilla groups.
At the other end stood leftist political candidate Iván Cepeda and El Pacto Histórico, which emphasized economic and social reforms as well as continued efforts to advance peace treaties with the country’s guerrilla groups. El Pacto Histórico was founded and led by Colombia’s current president, Gustavo Petro, a former guerrilla member and the country’s first leftist president.
De La Espriella ultimately defeated Cepeda on June 21 by less than 1% of the vote and won the presidential runoff with 50.5%, while Cepeda lost with 49.5%. The president-elect is set to take office on Aug. 7.
Meanwhile, Karol G is gearing up to launch the North American leg of her Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour, which begins July 24 at Chicago’s Soldier Field before making its way across the U.S. and North America through October, and continuing into Latin America and Europe in November.
Read Karol G’s full statement below:
Mr. President:
I am not writing to you as a supporter. I am not writing to you as an opponent.
I am writing to you as a Colombian who deeply loves her country.
The elections are over. The campaign is over. The speeches are over.
Now comes the hardest part: governing for everyone.
There are millions of Colombians who believe in you, and millions who think differently, dream differently, and voted differently. But we all share one thing: we want to live in a safer, fairer country with more opportunities and less hate.
I want to ask you to remember, every single day, that the power you received a week ago is not a trophy. It is not a prize. It is a responsibility.
Listen to those who voted for you, but also to those who did not. Do not govern for a political party, an ideology, or a particular sector; govern for Colombia.
Think of the children who deserve an education, the families struggling to make ends meet, the farmers who sustain this land, the entrepreneurs who create jobs, the young people who dream of a better future, and those who have lost hope of finding that future here. Remember that there can be no progress while there is no security and fear continues to be part of Colombians’ everyday lives.
Our country needs leaders capable of bringing people together. It needs courageous decisions, and it needs results. May those who hold the highest offices remember that history does not judge them by the promises they made, but by the lives they improved.
I hope that when your term comes to an end, Colombians will be able to look back and say that, despite our differences, you rose to the responsibility you were entrusted with. Because, in the end, a president does not truly win when they win an election… A president wins when their people win.
