Although the next elections in Colombia will not be until the first half of 2026, the context that the country is currently experiencing due to polarization and the low favorability of President Gustavo Petro, are generating a scenario in which analysts and experts predict that the contest will come forward.
Although the date will not be changed and citizens will go to the polls in Mayto define who will be the next national leader, the race, which usually takes place six months before, has already begun and many candidates have begun to put their names on the list of interested parties to be the new resident of the Casa de Nariño.
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This is the case of personalities such as Vicky Dávila, Juan Daniel Oviedo, Sergio Fajardo, Germán Vargas Lleras or Juan Manuel Galán, who have announced their official candidacies or expressed their interest in running in the elections for President, generating the opening of the bunch of possibilities, which in the end usually focus on three.
To all those mentioned, we must now add that of Pastor Alejandro Saade, who through his social networks announced his candidacy for the Historical Pact, which also expands the group of candidates who will take Petrism to the presidential elections to maintain the government line that started just over two years ago.
Pastor Alejandro Saade.
“I inform the country that I will be a candidate for the presidency of Colombia. There is much to continue executing; but there is much to correct. The legacy of President Gustavo Petro will be my flag and my character my strength. God will always be my guide. Building more country and less fear is the goal,” he began by saying.
Like President Petro, Saade assured thatorand One of his banners will be the fight against corruption, but not only in the Executive, but he will seek a reform of justice and threaten Congress, in case an opposition is generated that does not allow him to carry out an eventual mandate.
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“Against the corrupt white collars, a tough hand. They will be unceremoniously imprisoned no matter how much pedigree and bombastic surname they possess. We are going to unify the high courts and we will put an end to so many toga posters,” he indicated.
Regarding the Legislature, he was clear that “if the Congress of the Republic opposes the reforms it will be closed,” while making it clear that “Any official who attempts to torpedo the administration will be removed and accused before the prosecution”
It should be noted that these threats are not only for these branches of power, but also for the media, which, according to him, will be put in order and “those who lie and misinform citizens with the sole purpose of generating hatred will be closed.” ”.
Pastor Alejandro Saade.
“Guerrilla mafias and drug traffickers will be subjected without contemplation and whoever wants to negotiate will only have six months to close agreements and sign peace. Not one more day. The family, children, women and the elderly will be fully protected,” he stated in his statement.
One of the points that caught the most attention in the speeches of Alejandro Saade, who is now a presidential candidate, has to do with popular power, which in his government will not have “lukewarmness,” so “the Bank of the Republic will have to take the side of the people and the attorney general’s office will be closed.”
Pastor Alejandro Saade has become famous on his social networks for denouncing alleged attacks against President Gustavo Petro. Likewise, on several occasions he has said that he is persecuted for being close to Petrism, for the religious beliefs he professes and the jobs he has had in this government.
