Colombia Reviews Votes Amid Disputes Over Presidential Result
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
BOGOTÁ — Colombia began the final phase of vote counting on Tuesday, which will declare the winner of the tight presidential runoff in which, according to preliminary counts, conservative Abelardo de la Espriella received the majority of votes over progressive Iván Cepeda. The national counting is overseen by the National Electoral Council (CNE), which consolidates the records and addresses complaints. Previously, judges conducted a 'first-level' count that, according to the Registrar's Office, matched the preliminary count with 99.99% accuracy. CNE President Cristian Quiroz initiated the counting at an event center in Bogotá to 'provide total certainty and transparency to the public.' The preliminary count from the Registrar's Office, responsible for election logistics on voting day, shows De la Espriella with 49.66% of the votes and Cepeda with 48.70%. The difference between the two is more than 250,800 votes.
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