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Election Board Drops Investigation into Iván Cepeda Campaign Funding

Colombia's National Electoral Council closed an investigation into irregular campaign funding allegations against Senator Iván Cepeda.

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The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Colombia determined that there were no elements to establish irregularities in the campaign funding of Senator Iván Cepeda Castro for the presidential consultation of the Pacto Histórico. [1] The 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] Former 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] According 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] The CNE concluded that no infringement on the political campaign funding regime was accredited in the facts that were the subject of review. [5] Gustavo Petro warned that Mexico is in danger of facing a similar situation to Colombia due to the expansion of this election interference system. [6] Petro 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] Petro 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. [8]
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  1. The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Colombia determined that there were no elements to establish irregularities in the campaign funding of Senator Iván Cepeda Castro for the presidential consultation of the Pacto Histórico. · El Universal
  2. The 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. · El Universal
  3. Former 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. · El Heraldo de México
  4. According 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. · El Universal
  5. The CNE concluded that no infringement on the political campaign funding regime was accredited in the facts that were the subject of review. · El Universal
  6. Gustavo Petro warned that Mexico is in danger of facing a similar situation to Colombia due to the expansion of this election interference system. · El Heraldo de México
  7. Petro 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. · El Heraldo de México
  8. Petro 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. · El Heraldo de México
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