A European Union election observation mission says Colombia’s presidential election vote count is transparent and carried out efficiently, despite public challenges to the results. According to reporting from multiple outlets, the mission’s assessment comes after President Gustavo Petro has repeatedly questioned the outcome, including in situations where the final results did not align with his preferred successor. The EU observers’ findings focus on the process used to tally votes, describing it as clear and well-managed. While details of specific procedures are not provided in the excerpts, the mission’s endorsement is presented as support for the integrity of the counting operation in the face of disputes over the results. The reporting characterizes the observers as responding to ongoing uncertainty and allegations raised by Petro regarding the election’s final outcome. Overall, the outlets agree that the EU mission publicly backs the vote count itself, even as political debate continues over who won the presidency.