EU observers back Colombia vote count amid challenge to results
Observers said they saw no irregularities as more than 26 million voters awaited a recount in a race the losing side is challenging.
- The European Union mission overseeing Colombia's presidential election affirmed the transparency and efficiency of the vote count despite President Gustavo Petro's concerns.
- The mission deployed around 150 observers for the runoff election, where Abelardo de la Espriella leads by nearly 251,000 votes after almost all votes were counted.
- Mission chief Esteban González Pons stated that no irregularities were observed in the vote counting process.
- Iván Cepeda and President Gustavo Petro are contesting the results, with Cepeda planning to challenge results from over 30,000 voting stations pending a recount.
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The Electoral Observation Mission of the European Union (EOM/EU) assured this Tuesday that Registroduria, in charge of organizing the presidential contest, which, according to the pre-count, has favored Abelardo de la Espriella, has worked "in a transparent and effective manner and with great independence, despite the logistical and security challenges in certain areas of the country".
EU observers support Colombia's vote count amid disputed results
A European Union mission that observed Colombia’s presidential election affirmed on Tuesday the transparency and efficiency of the country’s vote-counting process, amid President Gustavo Petro‘s concerns about the results. With nearly all votes counted, far-right outsider Abelardo de la Espriella leads by 1 percentage point, or approximately 251,000 votes. “We have not observed any irregularities,” stated mission chief MEP Esteban González Pons,…
Compliance with international standards in the data pre-counting system and observers was highlighted
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