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Bad start for Duque: election fraud probes weaken coalition of Colombia's president-elect
by Adriaan Alsema June 21, 2018
Colombia’s chief prosecutor said Thursday that he will investigate three recently elected congressmen on election fraud charges.
One of the politicians who allegedly paid money for votes, Senator-elect Aida Merlano of the Conservative Party, is already in jail after investigators found guns and cash in her campaign office after the March 11 legislative elections.
. . .
One of the most extremist “Uribistas,” Senator-elect Maria Fernanda Cabal, allegedly received votes after Bogota‘s Social Integration Secretary allegedly threatened to lay off anyone who wouldn’t vote for her.
Duque’s first blow, but only a small one
If the allegedly corrupt congressmen are arrested, the majority of the coalition of President-elect Ivan Duque would be reduced as by law the seats must remain vacant in the event of criminal investigations.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/election-fraud-probes-weaken-coalition-of-colombias-president-elect/
