Amidst the irregularities that characterized the second round of general elections in Ecuador, held last Sunday, April 13, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced that he “cannot recognize the [results of the] elections in Ecuador,” regarding the irregularities that have characterized the second round of general elections in Ecuador, held last Sunday, April 13, and the count tallied by the National Electoral Council (CNE).
Petro justified his stance by citing irregularities highlighted by the Organization of American States (OAS) and the state of emergency decreed by the then-president and reelection-aspiring candidate, Daniel Noboa, in seven provinces of the country—where more than half of the electoral roll is concentrated, with leftist orientation—hours before the vote.
“The Army directed the election day, the polling stations, and the vote count,” Petro explained. “There are no free elections under a state of siege.”
Petro is a socialist protesting the election of a fascist here. He’s appealing to the OAS to try to get liberal sympathy I think.
It’s not that I think you’re untrustworthy, but ive been getting a lot of mixed messages about Colombia so I’m gonna stay like this for a while.