European Union Electoral Observation Mission officials reject President Gustavo Petro’s claims of fraud related to Colombia’s presidential election held on Sunday. According to the observers, the vote-counting process is carried out in a “transparent, orderly and fluid” manner, and they describe the overall election process as transparent. The mission’s assessment counters Petro’s allegation that irregularities affected the results of the tightly contested presidential race. While the sources agree that the observers dismiss the fraud accusations, they do not provide additional evidence cited by either side beyond the mission’s characterization of the count and the conduct of the election. The European Union’s findings therefore stand in opposition to Petro’s public challenge to the election outcome. The reports present the observers’ conclusion as based on their observation of the election and vote tallying, rather than on a court or investigative determination mentioned in the articles. Overall, both outlets convey that the EU mission does not support Petro’s assertion that the election was fraudulent.