In your account Social Truth, trump described De la Espriella as a leader “smart, strong and determined” who fights for his country and assured that, if he reaches the Presidencywould boost the economic growth, job creation, trade, the fight against crime and drug traffickingas well as the reestablishment of the “law and order“.
The US president also highlighted the importance of the second round for the future of Colombia and for the bilateral relationship with USApointing out that the Colombian candidate will face a candidate of what he calls “radical left” in the final elections.
trump He further stated that it was a “honor” give De la Espriella his endorsement, citing both his professional achievements and his political support for the american presidentand concluded by assuring that ‘The Tiger‘will not disappoint the Colombian people.
The Republican’s congratulations come hours after the National Registry of Colombia ratified that the 99.94% of the results of the preliminary count have been counted, placing From Espriella like the most like the most votedfollowed by the leftist Ivan Cepedawith which both will dispute the Presidency in the second round on June 21.
The European Union Electoral Observation Mission (EU EOM) discarded today “any manipulation” of the data both in the preliminary count and in the counting of the votes of the first round of the presidential elections and highlighted that the elections were carried out in a “orderly, transparent and fluid“.
The head of the mission and vice president of the European ParliamentEsteban González Pons, assured that an audit was commissioned software used in the preliminary count of the votes to a international organization and that the parties that requested it received the conclusions “two days before the elections“.
Versions contrary to the president’s allegations Gustavo Petro He said that he has “the proven bases of possible fraud“, which will be delivered to the competent authorities.
Petro visited trump in Washington last February in a context of regional tension due to direct threats from the Republican to intervene Colombia as he did with Venezuela.