Election count ends this week & more news
The final count of the presidential elections will define the country's political future in the coming days, while Bogotá faces a day marked by acts of violence and accidents. Additionally, the results of the main lotteries and sanctions against an educational institution in Cajicá were announced.
You will know the definitive official results of the second presidential round between tomorrow and Thursday, when the National Electoral Council (CNE) finishes the count. Although the preliminary count named Abelardo de la Espriella as the winner, candidate Iván Cepeda filed 57,000 claims to review the votes. Cepeda achieved overwhelming victories in 102 of the 139 municipalities considered at "extreme risk" for public order, reaching more than 90% of the votes in 15 of them.
Regarding security in Bogotá, authorities are investigating the discovery of a woman's body inside a suitcase in an apartment in the Chicó Norte neighborhood, in the locality of Usaquén. On the other hand, two minors aged 9 and 14 are in serious condition after being hit by a dump truck while riding bicycles in the north of the city this Monday afternoon.
If you played the lottery this Monday, you can now check the winning numbers for the Cundinamarca and Tolima draws to claim potential prizes. In education news, the Government of Cundinamarca sanctioned the Gimnasio Campestre Los Laureles in Cajicá for the death of student Valeria Afanador; the school's defense announced it will file legal appeals against this decision.
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