Colombian 地元の, 地域の 選挙 seen as reflection on Petro
By Luis Jaime Acosta
BOGOTA, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Colombians will choose 市長s, 知事s and 地域の 国会議員s in an 選挙 on Sunday which 分析家s say will serve as a 国民投票 on the 政府 of 左派の（人） 大統領 Gustavo Petro and could 影響（力） the 2026 大統領の 投票（する）.
Sunday's 投票（する） is likely to 強調する the 力／強力にする of 地元の and 地域の political families, 同様に as 連合s, rather than individual parties, によれば 分析家s.
"There's a combination of factors. The 対立 and 伝統的な political 部門s have tried to sell the 選挙s as a 国民投票 on the 大統領，／社長 and I believe that a lot of 投票（する）s will be like that," said Green 同盟 上院議員 Ariel Avila.
"There's going to be a big 非難する on the knuckles for (Petro's movement) Pacto Historico," he said.
Most 候補者s in Sunday's 選挙s are 支援するd by 連合s 伴う／関わるing several parties or by 署名s from 国民s which 許す them to run as 独立した・無所属s.
"There's a very big 論争 between 伝統的な エリートs and new political 軍隊s. Most of the historic bosses have returned to the 地域s. Without a 疑問, what's at 火刑／賭ける here is the 2026 大統領の （選挙などの）運動をする," Avila said.
Almost 39 million Colombians are 適格の to 投票（する） on Sunday.
（選挙などの）運動をするing has been 示すd by 悪化するing 安全 予定 to the presence of 違法な 武装した groups - which remain active にもかかわらず Petro's 成果／努力s to 交渉する peace - and 脅しs to 候補者s.
A 最近の 報告（する）／憶測 from the human 権利s ombudsman's office said more than 36% of municipalities 直面する an extreme or high 危険 of 暴力／激しさ during the 選挙s, up from 23% in 地域の 選挙s in 2019.
There is also a 危険 of 選挙（人）の 詐欺, 観察者／傍聴者s have 警告するd.
"The main （民事の）告訴s have 関心d 不正行為s on the part of serving public 公式の／役人s, and in advertising and the マスコミ," said Mauricio Vela, 調整者／コーディネーター of advocacy group the 選挙（人）の 観察 使節団.
"However, during 選挙 day the most 報告（する）／憶測d 罪，犯罪s tend to be the buying and selling of 投票（する）s," he said. (報告（する）／憶測ing by Luis Jaime Acosta; 令状ing by Oliver Griffin; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
