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Colombia is in a tense wait for the final electoral scrutiny after the preliminary count gave conservative Abelardo de la Espriella a lead of over 250,800 votes over progressive Iván Cepeda. Outgoing President Gustavo Petro has announced his withdrawal while casting doubt on the process.
The preliminary count by the Registraduría shows De la Espriella with 49.66% and Cepeda with 48.70% Source: clarin. The National Electoral Council (CNE) began the final scrutiny to verify actas and handle challenges. CNE President Cristian Quiroz stated the process aims to “brindar total certeza y transparencia” Source: mileniomx.
Cepeda refused to concede, alleging irregularities in thousands of polling stations. His party, Pacto Histórico, requested a recount of overseas votes, which was denied Source: clarin. De la Espriella has already been recognized as president-elect by Donald Trump, Javier Milei, and others. He announced Colombia would join Trump's "Escudo de las Américas" to combat cartels Source: mileniomx.
President Gustavo Petro, in a long social media thread, complained of foreign interference and said, “Empezará el empalme y mi retirada y quizás la resistencia pacífica” Source: clarin. He hinted the election could be annulled, comparing it to Romania.
“El conteo preliminar de la Registraduría... ubica a De la Espriella con 49,66% de los votos y al progresista Iván Cepeda 48,70%. La diferencia entre ambos es de más de 250.800 votos.”
“El presidente del CNE, Cristian Quiroz, instaló el escrutinio en un centro de eventos de Bogotá para “brindar total certeza y transparencia frente a la ciudadanía”.”
“Empezará el empalme y mi retirada y quizás la resistencia pacífica”
“El abogado ya ha sido reconocido como presidente electo por los mandatarios como Donald Trump, de Estados Unidos; el argentino Javier Milei y el panameño, José Raúl Mulino, entre otros.”
Leftist Cepeda concedes to De la Espriella in tight Colombian presidential race