Petro Insists He Has Proof of Potential Fraud in Colombian Presidential Election

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has asserted that he possesses proof of potential fraud in the first round of the nation's presidential elections. The president specifically pointed to irregularities in the vote-counting software used during the preliminary count.

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I present the verified bases of the possible fraud that I can deliver to the competent authority

Petro claims the software incorporated an additional 885,409 individuals who were not officially registered in the electoral census. This discrepancy, he argues, forms the basis of his concerns regarding the election's integrity. The official electoral census lists 41,421,973 eligible voters both within Colombia and abroad.

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I said that I did not recognize the data of the pre-count of the Bautista brothers' software because I have data.

"I present the verified bases of the possible fraud that I can deliver to the competent authority," Petro stated in a message on X. He explained that his initial refusal to recognize the preliminary count data was due to possessing this alternative information. Petro emphasized his commitment to his people and his country, stating his fight for Colombia motivates his actions.

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My commitment to my people and my love for my country for which I have fought all my...