00:00In Colombia, the presidential candidate Iván Cepeda has officially announced he has said the results of the presidential run-off
00:06election,
00:07which designates right-wing candidate Abelardo de la Espriella as the new president of the South American country.
00:13In a message to the nation, Cepeda stated his decision aims to preserve national peace and dialogue following an extremely
00:19tight race,
00:20decided by less than 1% margin.
00:22Despite conceding, Cepeda heavily criticized the electoral process, denouncing what he considered as a dirty campaign
00:30and an illegal foreign interference, pointing directly to statements made by Donald Trump in favor of de la Espriella.
00:37The left-wing leader highlighted that his coalition achieved a historic milestone by securing over 12.7 million votes.
00:44He warned the incoming administration that the progressive bloc will lead a staunch democratic opposition
00:50to safeguard social reform such as land, redistribution, pensions and free higher education.
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