As Colombia prepares for presidential inauguration, outgoing leader doubles down on fraud claims
Petro says 250,000 votes were tainted and allies plan protests as de la Espriella prepares to take office, deepening doubts over the result.
- On Monday, outgoing President Gustavo Petro reiterated claims that Colombia's election was rigged, calling the upcoming inauguration of conservative leader Espriella a "profound institutional problem."
- Electoral authorities declared Espriella the winner, defeating Ivan Cepeda by 250,000 votes, though Petro refuses to acknowledge the results and accuses authorities of running an "obscure" election.
- During his presentation, Petro alleged that programmers manipulated thousands of tally sheets after transmission to Colombia's national registrar, arguing officials failed to provide necessary metadata for results.
- Petro urged rural residents to form "liberation guards" to resist military detachments, prompting political-science professor Andres Macias to warn such rhetoric could "justify the use of weapons by civilians."
- Espriella will begin a four-year term on Friday following a joint session of Congress, while Cepeda announced plans to organize protests and withhold recognition of the incoming president.
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