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Fraud claims pile up 10 days before Colombia's elections
by Adriaan Alsema May 18, 2018
Colombia’s election authorities are under fire after multiple claims of widespread fraud in legislative elections in March.
Anti-corruption candidate Gustavo Petro urged his followers to mobilize and “keep an eye on the votes” on May 27 when the country holds presidential elections.
The escalation followed alleged fraud discovered by Fundacion Paz y Reconciliacion that resulted in the alteration of between 10% and 20% of the votes in March, according to the think tank.
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Fraud of this alleged scale has not been reported in Colombia since 2006 when dozens of politicians teamed up with feared paramilitary groups in order to be elected.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/fraud-claims-pile-up-10-days-before-colombias-elections/