Outgoing Colombian President Alleges Israel Meddled in Presidential Election

[Jose Garcia]

Source: Haaretz

Colombia's outgoing president accused Israel of meddling in the country's presidential election after his preferred successor was defeated by a far-right candidate backed by U.S. President Donald Trump and widely praised by ministers in Netanyahu's government.

An initial ballot count of the second round of votes found that Abelardo de la Espriella has clinched a narrow victory in Sunday's election, winning some 49.66 percent of the vote while his rival, Ivan Cepeda, trailed by roughly 250,000 votes. De la Espriella's victory marks a shift back to the right after four years under Colombia's first left-wing president, Gustavo Petro, who was constitutionally barred from seeking a second term and backed Cepeda as his preferred successor.

Posting on X overnight into Monday, Petro alleged that "foreign interference" had been at play, tipping the scales in de la Espriella's favor. "Neither [candidate] can be proclaimed president. It is the scrutiny that determines who is the president," he wrote in Spanish in the post.

Petro cast doubt over the results published by Colombia's National Civil Registry, the independent body that oversees the country's elections, and suggested Israel was responsible.

Read more: https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/2026-06-22/ty-article/.premium/outgoing-colombian-president-alleges-israel-meddled-in-presidential-election/0000019e-ee65-d514-a9bf-fe7f5b1e0000

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Here we go again.

[AZLD4Candidate]

1. We're back to blaming Jews for everything.

[efhmc]

2. In my thoughts, I immediately thought the pedopres, not Israel. That comes much closer to my view of the world.

[orangecrush]

3. Of course

Warming up for our mid terms.

[AloeVera]

4. France and Scotland have raised the alarm

France has raised concerns about an Israeli company, BlackCore, which it suspects of orchestrating coordinated online smear campaigns aimed at disrupting democratic elections. The disinformation watchdog in France has indicated that the company's activities extend beyond its borders, with reported operations in locations such as New York City, Scotland, Angola, and Togo, as per a Reuters report.

BlackCore, which previously described itself as a premier influence and technology firm specializing in modern information warfare, has since removed much of its online presence following inquiries. The company claimed to provide governments and political entities with advanced tools to manipulate narratives.

French authorities initially suspected BlackCore of orchestrating a smear campaign against three candidates from the leftist, pro-Palestine party, France Unbowed, during the local elections held in March.

Wider Implications of the Findings

During a press conference with French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, Marc-Antoine Brillant, head of France's disinformation detection service Viginum, stated that their investigations pointed to BlackCore's involvement. He emphasized that the alleged interference was not confined to France alone, stating, "This modus operandi was not limited to municipal elections in France. It also appears to have been used to carry out foreign digital interference operations in other countries or regions, such as Angola, Togo, the elections in Scotland, and the 2025 municipal election in New York." Viginum later published a comprehensive report detailing BlackCore's suspected global activities.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/france-accuses-israeli-firm-of-global-election-interference/ar-AA25qgwG

So hard to know exactly WHICH government might be responsible! /S

The NYC elections?? Surprise, surprise.

Yeah, about the midterms...

[Jose Garcia]

6. The Republicans are going to blame losing the midterms on Israeli interference?

[JoseBalow]

5. "Here we go again."

Yes, here we go again.