Support the United States not recognizing Colombia's election results if voter intimidation or coercion by armed groups affects the vote count.

El senador estadounidense advirtió que Washington podría no reconocer los resultados si evidencia irregularidades ... Estados Unidos no reconocería los resultados de los comicios si evidenciaba coerción contra los votantes por parte de los grupos armados.

Moreno warned that the United States could refuse to recognize Colombia's election results if armed groups coerced voters or tainted the vote count.

Gustavo Petro vuelve a chocar con Bernie Moreno por las elecciones: “La decisión libre del pueblo de Colombia se respeta” | Elecciones Presidenciales Colombia | EL PAÍS América Colombia
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El País reported that Sen. Bernie Moreno warned Washington could withhold recognition of Colombia election results if armed-group coercion of voters was found, and said votes produced by clear intimidation would not be free and fair.

This directly matches the promise: while serving in the Senate, Moreno publicly supported U.S. non-recognition of Colombian election results if armed groups coerced voters or tainted the count.

delivered same_term A for effort

Gustavo Petro vuelve a chocar con Bernie Moreno por las elecciones: “La decisión libre del pueblo de Colombia se respeta” | Elecciones Presidenciales Colombia | EL PAÍS América Colombia
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The same report says Moreno planned to ask Colombia's government and electoral authority to consider annulling results in zones where armed groups intimidated voters.

Moreno went beyond a general statement by proposing a concrete remedy for vote totals affected by intimidation, supporting fulfillment of the conditional recognition promise.

delivered same_term A for effort

Gustavo Petro vuelve a chocar con Bernie Moreno por las elecciones: “La decisión libre del pueblo de Colombia se respeta” | Elecciones Presidenciales Colombia | EL PAÍS América Colombia
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El País reported that Moreno announced he would be in Colombia as an international observer for the May 31 first round after meeting Colombian opposition lawmakers who raised threats and electoral guarantees.

Serving as or announcing election-observer activity is concrete follow-through related to evaluating whether violence or coercion affected Colombia's vote.

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El País reported that post-election claims of an armed-group-driven vote lacked solid evidence; an expert analysis found armed-group presence did not show up in vote movement or turnout.

This suggests the condition for U.S. non-recognition was not clearly triggered after the election, while Moreno's earlier public position still satisfied the promise to support such non-recognition if coercion affected the count.

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The Guardian reported that Colombia's official count closely matched preliminary results and that Iván Cepeda conceded after initially waiting for the official scrutiny process.

The reported official-count confirmation and concession provide context that the election result ultimately proceeded without a demonstrated armed-coercion count defect requiring U.S. non-recognition.

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