Reinforcement for Colombia's liberal elite in 2022 elections race
by Adriaan Alsema September 2, 2021
Colombia’s liberal elite increased its chances in the 2022 elections after former Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria joined the presidential race.
Gaviria announced on Monday he would join a growing number of moderate candidates who are hoping to win next year’s presidential elections.
The influential liberal is a formidable candidate whose presidential bid is likely to impact congressional elections that will be held first.
Changes in the presidential elections
Gaviria’s main rival in next year’s presidential vote will likely be opposition Senator Gustavo Petro, who was defeated by President Ivan Duque in the second round of the 2018 vote.
Unprecedented disapproval of the authoritarian president and Duque’s political patron, former President Alvaro Uribe, have made a conservative victory in 2022 highly unlikely.
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