Colombian President Petro Claims Election Rigging, Vows Not to Recognize New Government

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has leveled serious accusations of electoral fraud, claiming the vote count was manipulated to favor Abelardo de la Espriella, who is set to take office on August 7. Petro asserted on social media that vote tallies were altered through integrated counting systems, allegedly using algorithms from an IP server based in Los Angeles and owned by the Bautista brothers.

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The vote counting system was integrated to largely alter the vote percentages in favor of Abelardo de la Espriella.

Petro detailed his allegations, stating that these algorithms were activated using population registry data of individuals who did not vote. He claimed these non-existent votes replaced those of actual voters or were generated in polling stations without any electors. He further alleged that in overseas polling stations where Espriella supposedly won by 177,000 votes against the ruling party's candidate Ivan Cepeda, the jury members were not residents of the U.S. or Spain but individuals brought from Colombia, which he deemed illegal. He also claimed that individuals traveling for the World Cup were allowed to vote seven times each using the names of people who had not voted.

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We have all the information about which algorithms were used from an IP server based in Los Angeles and owned by the Bautista brothers.

The president pointed to an Israeli private intelligence firm, Black Cube, as the provider of these algorithms and other support to the Bautista brothers. He also mentioned a lobbying firm called Balart, which he said was paid millions to clean up Espriella's image and persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to support him. Petro recalled a phone call with Trump, stating he personally observed that Trump was unaware of Espriella's alleged past involvement in drug trafficking and genocide in Colombia.

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These algorithms that make the election results questionable were activated through population registries of those who never voted, so that these records were replaced by voters who could vote more than once or votes were generated in polling stations with single juries and no voters.

Petro urged the public to take to the streets on July 20, declaring, "The President of Colombia does not recognize the legitimacy of the new government that will take office. Abelardo did not win the election. You did not win the election." He questioned whether Espriella's associates at Black Cube had indeed manipulated the results using algorithms to register votes for the Bautista brothers via a server in Los Angeles.

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The company that provided these questionable algorithms and other support to the Bautista brothers is an Israeli private intelligence company called 'Black Cube'.