🔴OJO: ¡PRESIDENTE PETRO Y ABOGADO PÉREZ HALLAN MÁS ANOMALÍAS A ELECCIÓN DE ABELARDO DE LA ESPRIELLA!

Former magistrate and lawyer Luis Guillermo Pérez, who represents sectors aligned with the government, formally filed an expanded legal challenge with the Council of State, expanding his arguments to challenge the presidential election of Abelardo de la Espriella. The core of this new legal offensive, politically backed by outgoing President Gustavo Petro's criticisms, focuses on two specific government contracts awarded to the president-elect's firm during the election period. The challenged contracts, the arguments presented in the lawsuit, and the status of the legal proceedings are detailed below: The Two Contracts Under Scrutiny: Attorney Pérez's complaint is based on records from the state contracting platform Secop, which show two agreements signed in early 2026 by the firm De La Espriella Lawyers: Contract with the Mayor's Office of Barranquilla: Signed on January 23, 2026, for $357 million pesos. Its purpose is the provision of professional legal advisory services. Additional contract with a state entity: A second agreement signed during the same period, which, added to the previous one, brings the total to $457 million pesos in active public contracts while the presidential campaign was underway. Arguments of Petro and Luis Guillermo Pérez The plaintiffs argue that these contracts constitute an apparent contradiction with the candidate's campaign rhetoric and seek to demonstrate a constitutional disqualification for contracting with the State under the prohibitive terms established by electoral law. This argument is in addition to the three other charges initially presented in the main lawsuit: Dual nationality: incompatibility due to the duties of loyalty derived from his U.S. citizenship. Psychological violence: coercion and stigmatization of voters during the elections. Foreign interference: potential infringements on national sovereignty in the financing or support of the campaign. Defense and current legal situation The team of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella and his legal defense maintains the complete legality of the agreements. They argue that the agreements were legitimately entered into by a legal entity dedicated to legal services and that there is no explicit legal or constitutional impediment that would disqualify him from the election on this basis. Currently, the debate remains strictly within the legal framework. Although the Fifth Section of the Council of State has rejected preliminary appeals due to technical flaws in their drafting, the judicial body continues to review the various electoral annulment actions filed. To date, there is no judicial decision suspending the effects of the election or preventing the formal presidential inauguration. President Gustavo Petro, for his part, confirmed that he will not attend Abelardo de la Espriella's inauguration on August 7th nor shake his hand due to electoral fraud involving 848,000 votes. During the televised Cabinet meeting on July 14th, the outgoing president launched harsh criticisms of the transition process and reiterated his allegations without presenting any legal evidence. The key points of his remarks were the following: Magnitude of the fraud: He stated that it was not a monumental alteration of four or five million votes, but rather a specific number that coincides with the number of additional overseas voters he had previously denounced. He asserted that the irregularities were concentrated in the vote counts by poll watchers abroad, especially in the United States. Absence from the Inauguration: By declaring his successor's victory illegitimate, Petro confirmed the break with the traditional protocol for the transfer of power: "I cannot accept a president, and that is why I will not be anywhere on August 7th, nor will I shake his hand." Criticism of the Incoming Transition: The president described his meeting as a "real cabinet meeting," taking a jab at the previous meeting of the ministers appointed by De La Espriella. He maintained that some sectors are trying to "silence" his administration prematurely and emphasized that he will retain full powers until midnight on August 6th. Prohibition at Military Sites: He asserted his role as supreme commander of the Armed Forces to support his democratic decision to prohibit De la Espriella's inauguration from taking place at a military garrison, arguing that the institutional role of military barracks must be respected. 🔴LIVE: #NOTINÓMADA. Truth versus misinformation. (Episode 1445). Presented by: Nomad University.