ColombiaColombians hashave spoken, and the verdict is clear: —de De la Espriella's victory marksis athe decisive rejection of Petro's failed leftist experiment. A slim but real majority chose security, economic stability and rule of law over four more years of radical reform and coddling armed groups. FinancialThis markets and investors are already watching closely, knowing this election is a turning point for Latin America's fourth-largest economy.
The preliminary count from a National Registry, which has been discredited by multiple scandals since 2014, cannot be treated as a final verdict. After Barranquilla's infrastructure mysteriously collapsed on election day, andfollowing thefar-right's mayorviolent thereand facesharrassing accusations of abusing power to benefit De la Espriella. With violencecampaign, judicialone harassmentcan ofonly journalistsaccept andelection allegedresults fraudafter all clouding the process,official the formal scrutiny must be completed before any result is acceptedcount.
There's a 4.1% chance that the U.S. will attack Colombia before 2027, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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