The pre-candidate Miguel Uribe will pressure his community so that the person chosen for the elections is announced in May 2025 – press credit Miguel Uribe/supplied to Infobae Colombia
Less than a month has passed since the senator and now presidential candidate for the Democratic Center Miguel Uribe Turbay announced his entry into the race for the Casa de Nariño for the period 2026-2030, and already the polls reflect growing support of the electorate.
In fact, his aspiration completes the list of the party’s five pre-candidates, including Paloma Valencia, María Fernanda Cabal, Paola Holguín and Andrés Guerra, who are now entering the fight to be the most likely to be the candidate of former president Álvaro Uribe’s party. .
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However, the senator and strong opponent of the national government, He assured in an interview with Infobae Colombia that his path to the Presidency is just beginning, so it is early to assume any result as a resounding victory.
“I am very satisfied; It is evident that Colombia today needs hope. We have to turn the page on the damage that this Government is doing, and I am convinced that in 2026 we are going to get Petro out with votes. Of course, there is still a long way to go, but it has been very positive because the truth is that people in Colombia want, first, firm but convening leadership. I have shown not to negotiate principles, to be combative but, at the same time, to convene, not to be sectarian, to unite. “That has been my mission,” commented the candidate.
The senator gave details of how the country has received the news of his candidacy – credit Infobae Colombia
In addition, Uribe Turbay recognized that his colleagues in Congress, and now opponents, are also maintaining a good pace to promote their candidacies, so the pre-candidate forums will be essential to determine who will receive the blessing of the Democratic Center to reach the polls.
“I value my party colleagues very much. We have been comrades in struggle and we will all be fundamental for unity in 2026, but the truth is that I have made my life story available to Colombians. First, an absolute conviction that Colombia has to be a country without violence, that is my purpose in life, it is my mother’s legacy, what I learned since I was little. For me, security is a cause, not a speech“continued Uribe Turbay.
According to what the senator also told Infobae Colombia, there will be a total of five meetings with the candidates of the political party in which, finally, the pulse will be measured to choose what will be the best mechanism to choose the candidate, in addition to listening to the citizens and so on. improve their government programs. The first meeting is scheduled for this Saturday, November 16 in Barranquilla.
“Handled by President Uribe and concerned about the high energy rates on the Caribbean Coast, but in addition to the country’s energy future, we started in Barranquilla to talk about our energy proposal, because Colombia has to become an energy power again” , he expressed.
However, the Democratic Center candidate is clear about which values will be insurmountable if he becomes President, especially when it comes to the security that, according to him, the country has lost since the arrival of President Gustavo Petro.
The senator also pointed out that the decisions that the Executive has made, such as the recent appointment of 18 former paramilitary leaders, including leaders such as ‘Jorge 40’, Hernán Giraldo, ‘Macaco’, ‘HH’ and ‘Don Berna’, all belonging to to the high command of the extinct United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
“It’s outrageous. Gustavo Petro has been brave to reward criminals, but he has been a coward to protect Colombians. This is one more move of that supposed Total Peace, which is nothing other than impunity, rewarding the bandits. Peace is not achieved by rewarding those who behave badly, the only way to peace is security“said the senator from the Democratic Center.
Likewise, Uribe Turbay reaffirmed his commitment to the country and hopes that his work will lead him to be the best option for the right and the Democratic Center. “Today the party has not made a decision on the mechanism for choosing the candidate. Now, I am preparing to face any mechanism, be it a survey or open consultation. The truth is that we are building the best campaign and the best proposal to win the Presidency of the country,” Uribe told Infobae Colombia.
