Esteban González Pons, a European Parliamentarian and head of the EU election observation mission, stated that Colombia held peaceful, orderly, and well-managed elections despite significant challenges. ^[1] The European Union's Electoral Observation Mission presented its final report to the Colombian Congress on September 2, 2026, regarding the general elections. ^[2] Esteban González Pons, head of the MOE-UE, stated that Colombia's elections were 'transparent, peaceful and well organized, although certain improvements in legislation would be desirable'. ^[3] González Pons identified key risk factors that marked the electoral process, including disinformation, fraud allegations, potential vote-buying, caciquism, political polarization, and the presence of armed groups in some regions. ^[4] The EU mission called for updates to Colombian legislation to regulate the use of digital platforms during election campaigns, specifically regarding political propaganda on social media. ^[5] The mission found no evidence of armed group interference that affected the election results, refuting claims of a 'fusil vote'. ^[6] The MOE-UE proposed requiring digital platforms to open their networks so that it can be known who contracts political advertising and how much they pay for it. ^[7]