Colombia’s Petro refuses to recognize successor Abelardo de la Espriella

Colombia’s outgoing President Gustavo Petro said Monday that he doesn’t recognize the outcome of the election that made the far-right Abelardo de la Espriella president-elect. In a post on social media platform X, Petro said he saw “evidence of electoral fraud carried out through algorithms and with foreign funding, which is prohibited by our Constitution.” […] The post Colombia’s Petro refuses to recognize successor Abelardo de la Espriella appeared first on Colombia News.

By Adriaan Alsema