Talking to the community, raising alternatives and projecting the course of Colombia. Thus he received Miguel Uribe Turbayon the afternoon of last Saturday, June 7, the shots that two months later led him to death. During the last weeks, the Senator of the Democratic Center He had intensified his political activity as part of his positioning strategy to the presidency.
His agenda was marked by public interventions focused on issues of Security, participation in regional forums along with other candidates of the community of which he was part of, in addition to meetings with citizen and business sectors. In these spaces, he reaffirmed his opposition to the policies of the current government and promoted a unit’s agenda to face the current situation of the country, in which he reiterated his call to a great consultation that defined the leadership of the right sector for the next elections in 2026.
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The late congressman, who was head of the Senate for the legislative elections of 2022, had announced on October 20, 2024 his intention to participate as PRECANDIDAT TO THE PRESIDENCY OF THE REPUBLIC. In the official act of his announcement, Uribe chose as a stage the place where, more than three decades ago, his mother – her journalist Diana Turbay– She was kidnapped and killed by the Medellín poster.
Miguel Uribe
During his speech, he referred to that fact as a turning point in his personal life and in his political orientation and argued that his decision to forgive, without forgetting, defined his public purpose of combating violence by institutional means. “I could have grown looking for revenge, but I decided to do the right thing: forgive, but never forget“, said.
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Uribe’s message also included direct questions to the current government And he said that the current insecurity is a consequence of decisions of the Executive, and stated that one of the pillars of his campaign would be to restore the authority of the State in the national territory. In that framework, He summoned a citizen movement, in order to build a new majority that allowed changing the course of the country in the coming years.
His arrival at the Democratic Center
The formal arrival of Uribe Turbay to the Democratic Center took place when it was confirmed that the Senate list would lead for this community under the slogan ‘First Colombia’. In the elections of March 13, 2022 he obtained the largest number of votes for that corporation 221,223 votesresult that allowed him to consolidate as one of the most visible figures within the party founded by the former president Álvaro Uribe Vélez.
Although he began his career in politics with an independent identity, Miguel Uribe’s approach on the role of the State, security as a government axis and the defense of the principles of the free market progressively aligned with the postulates of Uribism. Their active participation in legislative discussions and their constant media presence had reinforced their profile within the political spectrum of the right in Colombia.
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Miguel Uribe
From its link to the Democratic Center, Uribe Turbay became one of the generational referents of the party. His rise was backed by both the electoral result of 2022 and for his role within the key debates on economic, institutional and security issues.
In that context, his candidacy for the State Headquarters was viewed as part of the internal reorganization of the party for the next elections.
Uribe Turbay, next to Paloma Valencia, María Fernanda Cabal, Paola Holguín and Andrés Guerrabegan a series of forums in various cities in the country, which aim to present to public opinion the programmatic proposals of each and promote an internal deliberation in the community.
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One of these last events took place in Caliat the end of May 2025. On that occasion, Uribe presented a national security agenda focused on three axes: military measures, legal transformations and social actions. The proposals were released at a time of high national sensitivity, marked by the persistent presence of illegal armed groups and the controversies generated around the implementation of the ‘total peace’ policy.
During his stay in the Senate he defended initiatives related to the institutional strengthening, market economy and innovation impulse. He also insisted on the need to strengthen the fight against drug trafficking and other criminal phenomena.
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