Post-Uribe Era: The Maybe Not-

So-New Political Scenario Waiting

to Debut in Colombia and Future

Implications

• The Uribe Legacy
• An Analysis of the Leading Presidential Candidates and the Cross-Currents Affecting Colombian Politics

Colombia´s political future has been radically redefined in the last several weeks because of a new scenario that has evolved thus has left out current president Álvaro Uribe Vélez, who will not be running for a third term in the Casa de Nariño. As a result, the election for Congress and for candidates that were selected by the internal consultation of their parties (Colombia’s version of a primary) that took place on March 14th and the presidential ballots scheduled for May 30th have become the most attractive and competitive ones in recent Colombian history.

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This analysis was prepared by COHA Research Associate David Aponte