Colombia's election authority investigating leftist frontrunner

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With Cepeda as a favorite in the polls, the left points to the first round, and analysts already consider US intervention as a certainty. Iván Cepeda during an event with the Colombian community in Madrid, Spain, on January 7th Credit: Ivan Cepeda/X In a month, Colombians will go to the polls to choose [...] La entrada Colombia. Elections are threatened by U.S. interference. published first in Latin American Summary.

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Iván Cepeda. Image: Press Iván Cepeda The National Electoral Council (CNE) reported the opening of a preliminary investigation against the campaign of the senator and pre-candidate Iván Cepeda, for alleged irregularities in the financing of the internal consultation of the Historical Pact. In this process, the candidate obtained a vote higher than that of his contender Carolina Corcho. According to the official document, the electoral agency ord…

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The National Electoral Council (CNE) put under the spotlight the campaign with which Iván Cepeda won the internal consultation of the Historical Pact in October 2025. The agency opened a preliminary inquiry to determine whether the resources received by this candidacy violated the current rules of political financing. The process started on January 15, when a citizen filed a complaint with the CNE. The next day, Senator Jota Pe Hernández filed a…