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[^1]\n\nThe Plenary Hall of the CNE decided to abstain from initiating an administrative investigation against Senator Iván Cepeda Castro and ordered the definitive termination of the action related to the funding of the party presidential consultation held on October 26, 2025. [^2]\n\nFormer Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated at a press conference at the UNAM in Mexico City that the Trump administration helped Abelardo de la Espriella win the Colombian presidential election. [^3]\n\nAccording to the CNE decision, it was not accredited that SAMAT PUBLICIDAD S.A.S. and JAVIER ANTONIO PÉREZ PÁEZ had made donations to the campaign of IVÁN CEPEDA. [^4]\n\nThe CNE concluded that no infringement on the political campaign funding regime was accredited in the facts that were the subject of review. [^5]\n\nGustavo Petro warned that Mexico is in danger of facing a similar situation to Colombia due to the expansion of this election interference system. [^6]\n\nPetro claimed that the victory of Abelardo de la Espriella was achieved through algorithmic manipulation using software from an Israeli company coordinated from the Colombian consulate in Los Angeles. [^7]\n\nPetro asserted that bots were used to label him and Iván Cepeda as bloodthirsty guerrillas, a claim he refuted by stating that Cepeda is a philosopher who has never killed a fly. 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