The Daily Caller
US · 36 mins ago
Colombia’s Petro Accused Of Attempting Coup To Block Trump-Backed Espriella
Colombia’s president-elect suspended the ongoing transition process with President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday, accusing the outgoing leader of plotting a coup to stay in power. Petro denied the legitimacy of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella’s victory in the June 21 runoff election on Monday, claiming that Espriella’s defeat of the left-wing candidate, Senator Iván Cepeda, was fraudulent, according to the Associated Press (AP). Right-wing candidate Espriella, who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, defeated Cepeda by a narrow margin of one percent. Petro was the first leftist candidate elected president in Colombia’s history. (RELATED: ‘I Am The Tiger’: Trump-Backed US Citizen Set To Take Power In Colombia, Wants Mega Prisons Filled With Thugs)Espriella alleged Tuesday that Petro
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