Yesterday’s elections were the beginning of the end Governors and mayors elected in 2019. As of today, there are two months left in their duties, during this period the accounts will be closed and the elected ones will be contacted. Many are already positioning themselves as presidential candidates for 2026. Even, His latest power exercises are seen as an attempt to position himself for that contest.
The list of possible presidential candidates for the next election should begin with two people who left their offices to campaign in those elections. Carlos Caicedo and Daniel Quintero sound like “Petro’s” for three years from now. Additionally, his departure from office was interpreted as an attempt to preserve his political capital in line with his presidential bid.
In Caicedo’s case, it climbs regional rankings until it is positioned within the national dynamic. He was mayor of Santa Marta in 2012 with the help of the Fuerza Ciudadana movement.It was consolidated until the city appointed its next two mayors: Rafael Martínez (2016-2019) and Virma Johnson (2020-2022).
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In his name, Caicedo took part in the left’s consultation in 2018He faced Gustavo Petro and was largely defeated. He then ran for governor of Magdalena in 2019 and won, breaking the long-standing tradition of traditional parties in this position. All of this led him to achieve national success and have his own party. The National Electoral Council (CNE) granted him legal status for allegedly being one of the groups supporting Gustavo Petro in his 2018 presidential candidacy.
In the case of Daniel Quintero’s greatest achievement was the mayoralty of Medellín, which he won in 2019. In this contest, Alfredo Ramos defeated Uribism, represented by Maya. Before this victory, he passed through the Conservative and Liberal parties, and was the founder of the movement he called the Tomato Party, which later became the Independents and gained legal status.
Both Caicedo and Quintero left their posts to proselytize for their new communities, with mixed results. The former governor managed to appoint Rafael Martínez as his successor, but in Santa Marta the panorama is ‘mixed’, the difference between the first and second does not exceed one percent and the situation will have to be resolved in the elections, which is also possible. complicate the situation.
“It seems so, Unlike Daniel Quintero (former mayor of Medellín), his resignation worked to Caicedo’s advantage.. Fuerza Ciudadana is becoming a new political clan in Magdalena,” said analyst Jorge Iván Cuervo.
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In Quintero’s case, main presence Juan Carlos Upegui, He lost to Federico Gutiérrez in Medellín. The candidate also did not perform well in most of the major cities where he filed.
His best success in terms of governorship will be in Cauca. At the end of this issue, José appears alongside Octavio Guzmán.
Another name on this list is Claudia López. The mayor of Bogotá is also emerging with a presidential signal, despite his current low popularity according to polls. His administration drew both criticism and praise, putting him in a situation very similar to that of Gustavo Petro, who later used capital as a springboard to position himself as a presidential candidate.
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Source: Exame
