Court Bans Colombian President From Campaigning on X
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A Colombian judge forbids President Petro to use his X account for electoral purposes four days from the presidential ballot.
A judge in Medellin found that the left-wing president's publications were in contravention of a previous court decision, which had already ordered him not to make any electoral allusions on the social network, of which he is a diligent user.
Four days before the second round of the Colombian election, a judge has banned President Gustavo Petro from using his X account for election purposes, MTI reports. Petro, who is extremely active on social media, has published several election-related posts. The president is supporting leftist candidate Iván Cepeda, who will face his rightist rival Abelardo de la Espriella on Sunday. In his posts, Petro not only supported Cepeda, but also made c…
A judge in Medellín has issued a provisional measure against President Gustavo Petro in which he orders him “to refrain from using the resources, assets, channels, scenarios and platforms linked to his investiture and the exercise of his functions” to participate in politics favoring or not any of the two candidates for the Presidency. The measure details that in the channels included is his X account (formerly Twitter) and that he has become hi…
The precautionary measure, in effect until the closure of the polls on Sunday, prevents the Colombian president from spreading electoral propaganda or favoring any candidate in their official networks and channels.
A judge of the city of Medellin ordered Colombian president Gustavo Petro to refrain from using his account on social network X for electoral purposes, in the midst of the presidential ballot that confronts patriot Abelardo de la Espriella and ultra-leftist Ivan Cepeda. De la Espriella expands his advantage in the polls on the ultra-leftist Cepeda and arrives as a favorite to the second round in Colombia The decision responds to an appeal submit…
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