{
  "id": 19834416,
  "title": "US Think Tank Links Petro to Maduro’s Alleged 2024 Election Fraud",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/us-think-tank-links-petro-to-maduros-alleged-2024-election-fraud",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T15:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/11/13/us-think-tank-petro-maduro-2024-election-fraud/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A U.S. think tank has alleged that former Colombian President Gustavo Petro played a role in helping Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro win the July 28, 2024, presidential election, which opposition groups denounced as fraudulent. According to the Miranda Center for Democracy, Petro's diplomatic decisions, including his silence for 55 hours after the election and Colombia's abstention from an OAS vote demanding transparency, helped ease international pressure on Maduro and maintain political support for the Chavista regime. The think tank's report, titled \"Laundering Maduro’s Legitimacy,\" does not provide evidence of a secret agreement between the two governments, but argues that Colombia's actions helped reduce Venezuela's international isolation.",
  "summary": "A report by the Miranda Center for Democracy, a U.S.-based think tank, questioned the role played by then-Colombian President Gustavo Petro in the July 28, 2024, Venezuelan presidential election, arguing that his diplomatic decisions helped ease international pressure on Nicolás Maduro after the Venezuelan leader was declared the winner in an election denounced as fraudulent […]",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}