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Colombian president refuses to recognize preliminary results of presidential election Gustavo Petro noted that the vote count cannot be considered legally binding

Colombia’s president-elect suspends transition after outgoing leader Petro’s fraud claims Colombia’s president-elect Abelardo de la Espriella on Tuesday suspended the transition process with President Gustavo Petro and accused him of planning a coup to stay in power, after the outgoing leader refused to recognise results of the country’s election. Petro said on Monday that he refused to recognise de la Espriella’s victory in the June 21 presidential run-off election over the Petro coalition’s candidate Senator Ivan Cepeda, alleging fraud without providing evidence. The conservative,...

Petro rejects Colombia election result, backs legal bid to annul De la Espriella win <p> <img src="https://en.mercopress.com/data/cache/noticias/110698/100x80/images-1.jpg" alt="Petro claimed that algorithms were run from a server with an IP address in Los Angeles to alter the count in De la Espriella&#039;s favor" width="100" height="80" style="float:left;margin:0 12px 6px 0;border:1px solid #333" /> Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, reiterated on Sunday that he does not recognize the legitimacy of the incoming government of Abelardo de la Espriella, insisting that the June 21 presidential runoff was marked by fraud — an accusation he has not backed with public evidence and which is contradicted by international observers and the official vote count itself.</p>

BREAKING: Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Sunday evening that he does not accept the results of an initial vote count in the contest to succeed him, saying he will wait for final results reviewed by judges. 🔴 More at aljazeera.com