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Foreign observers blast government meddling in Colombia's elections
European officials particularly harsh about army chief and inspector general
by Adriaan Alsema June 1, 2022
Foreign observers fiercely criticized Colombia’s government over its meddling in the presidential elections.
In a report, the European Union’s Electoral Observation Mission (MOE EU) praised Sunday’s orderly first round of elections after congressional elections in March were marred by chaos.
Notwithstanding, the foreign observers blasted the role of the meddling in the elections by the government of the increasingly authoritarian President Ivan Duque.
Constitutional violations
The MOE EU was particularly harsh about Inspector General Margarita Cabello, who suspended elected officials on election meddling allegations while taking no action in response to attacks on the opposition by the commander of the National Army.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/foreign-observers-blast-colombias-meddling-in-elections/