Petro pledges transition and peaceful resistance after election loss

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has committed to a political transition and announced he will move to "peaceful resistance," despite questioning the election results that gave Abelardo de la Espriella 49.6% of the vote Source: elnacionalveSource: infobae.

Allegations of Foreign Interference

Petro compared the Colombian election to the 2024 Romanian presidential vote, which was annulled due to Russian interference, arguing that in Colombia interference came from U.S. President Donald Trump Source: infobae. He stated, "In Colombia a foreign president with all the power of missiles and money has confessed that thanks to him, the U.S. citizen Abelardo de la Espriella is president" Source: elnacionalve. He claimed sovereignty was "knocked down" not with missiles but with "a lot of money, including from drug traffickers and genocidals," as well as control of election software Source: infobae.

Acceptance of Judicial Rulings

Despite criticizing magistrates for ignoring "more than 90%" of electoral complaints, Petro said, "I said I would obey the scrutiny judges and I keep my word" Source: elnacionalve. He added that while foreign intervention legitimizes "rebellion and taking up arms," he does not want to "bleed" the country: "Enough blood has already flowed" Source: infobae.

Praise for Iván Cepeda

Petro defended candidate Iván Cepeda, falsely accused of being a communist guerrilla: "He never was, he had no weapons, only books of philosophy and poetry" . He also thanked millions of voters, calling their support "our true triumph” and claimed “without tricks progressivism won” .