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Judi Lynn

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Sun May 27, 2018, 04:15 PM May 2018

How electoral fraud could sabotage Colombia's presidential elections


by Jarrod Demir May 27, 2018

As Colombia’s voters take to the polls to elect a new president, electoral corruption looms over the nation’s vote.

Independent investigations by political parties and electoral watchdogs argued that results in legislative elections held in March were tampered with.

The State Council ruled in February that the 2014 legislative elections were rigged.

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In February this year, the State Council confirmed claims that 235,000 votes had been lost in 2014 legislative elections because of “unauthorized access” to the software.

More:
https://colombiareports.com/how-electoral-fraud-could-sabotage-colombias-presidential-elections/
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