{"id":12486,"date":"2026-07-13T15:42:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=12486"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:42:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T19:42:16","slug":"trump-backed-president-elect-levels-stunning-coup-accusation-at-colombias-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/foreign-affairs\/trump-backed-president-elect-levels-stunning-coup-accusation-at-colombias-leader\/phouck\/2026\/07\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump-Backed President-Elect Levels Stunning Coup Accusation At Colombia&#8217;s Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Colombia\u2019s President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/colombia-president-petro-de-la-espriella-659cd24bbaaa6669137b1a8b78a2a6a2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">suspended the presidential transition<\/a> Tuesday and accused outgoing President Gustavo Petro of planning a coup to remain in power after Petro refused to recognize the results of the country\u2019s election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petro claims progressive Sen. Iv\u00e1n Cepeda actually won the popular vote in Colombia\u2019s June 21 presidential runoff, despite official results showing de la Espriella prevailing by less than 1 percentage point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certified tally gave de la Espriella 49.66% of the vote to Cepeda\u2019s 48.70%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petro alleges the result was manipulated through algorithms operated from California by Israeli private intelligence companies. He has not released evidence establishing that those companies altered the vote count or that the officially reported results were fraudulent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Claro que mis declaraciones son graves, Pero no irresponsables, est\u00e1n completamente probadas<br><br>Quien gan\u00f3 las elecciones por voto popular fue Iv\u00e1n Cepeda, el triunfo de Abelardo se hizo con algoritmos desde California y los algoritmos los hicieron empresas de inteligencia privada\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n2XSM2gAiP\">https:\/\/t.co\/n2XSM2gAiP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/petrogustavo\/status\/2074288612472938928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 7, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>International election observers have likewise reported no evidence of irregularities that would have changed the outcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">De la Espriella alleges plan to \u2018cling to power\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>De la Espriella, a conservative lawyer and businessman endorsed by President Donald Trump, responded in a video posted to social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He accused Petro and Cepeda of attempting to \u201ccling to power at all costs\u201d through what he called a \u201ccoup d\u2019\u00e9tat.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president-elect called on Colombia\u2019s armed forces to uphold the Constitution and disobey any unlawful orders from Petro. He also urged the international community to monitor the transfer of power and called on his supporters to \u201cresist\u201d until his scheduled inauguration Aug. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Transition process breaks down<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>De la Espriella announced that he was suspending the formal transition process, known in Colombia as the \u201cempalme,\u201d during which the outgoing government provides information needed by the incoming administration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Petro\u2019s government then halted its side of the handover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finance Minister Germ\u00e1n \u00c1vila, who is overseeing the transition for Petro\u2019s administration, ordered his team to suspend its work in response. \u00c1vila said the outgoing government had \u201cnothing to hide\u201d and criticized statements made by members of de la Espriella\u2019s transition team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The breakdown followed days of increasingly hostile accusations between the outgoing president and his successor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Election observers defend vote count<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>International observers have not supported Petro\u2019s claims that the runoff was fraudulent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A European Union observer mission praised the transparency and efficiency of Colombia\u2019s vote-counting process. The Carter Center described the system used to manage the results as reliable, transparent, and fully traceable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>De la Espriella was formally declared the winner after defeating Cepeda, who had campaigned on continuing many of Petro\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The result represented a major political setback for Petro, whose government has struggled with security concerns and a largely unsuccessful effort to negotiate peace agreements with several armed groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Incoming government moves ahead<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite suspending cooperation with Petro\u2019s administration, de la Espriella continued preparing to take office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He announced six additional Cabinet appointments Tuesday, adding to previously named choices for the defense, interior, finance, and environment ministries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dispute has raised concerns about whether Colombia\u2019s traditionally peaceful transfer of presidential power will proceed normally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, Petro remains scheduled to leave office and de la Espriella is set to be inaugurated Aug. 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/americanliberty.news\/crime\/former-conservative-leaders-death-referred-to-counterterrorism-police\/phouck\/2026\/07\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Counterterrorism Takes Over Conservative Leader\u2019s Death Probe<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secure.anedot.com\/liberty-guard\/lg-hostem-adrienne-byrd-1-mb-em?source_code=[trackingcode]&#038;utm_source=lg-hostem-adrienne-byrd-1&#038;utm_medium=em&#038;utm_campaign=mb&#038;amount=35\">No American Should Stand Alone Against Government Abuse. 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