Uribe charges massive fraud in Colombia vote
Uribe charges massive fraud in Colombia vote
Jun 15, 9:18 PM EDT
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) -- Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe is accusing his successor of committing what he calls "the biggest corruption in history" to win re-election in Sunday's vote.
Just moments after President Juan Manuel Santos' victory speech Sunday night, Uribe appeared on television and accused the incumbent's campaign of widespread vote-buying to achieve his 53 percent-to-47 percent victory over Uribe's hand-picked challenger.
The loser, Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, made no such claims in a gracious concession speech a few hours earlier.
Uribe also claimed that leftist rebels had used armed intimidation against pro-Zuluaga voters.
He presented no evidence for his claims. Independent election observers did not report serious irregularities.
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