In Colombia, the father of Miguel Uibe, murdered in June, will replace him as a candidate for the primary for the presidential election of 2026

The father of the Colombian senator murdered Miguel Uibe Turbay will take his place as a candidate of the right during the primary for the presidential election of 2026, his party announced on Friday 23 August. Miguel Uibe Londono “Enter the presidential candidate’s selection process”said in a press release the Democratic Center (CD), who left the former right-of-the-president Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010)-with whom he has no relationship.

Mr. Uribu Turbay died last week from the follow -up of bullet injuries after a violent armed attack in June, which revives the wounds of a country marked by political assassinations in the 1980s and 1990s. At 79, his father will face heavy goods vehicles during the primary, such as the deputies Maria Fernanda Cabal and Paloma Valencia, “In order to choose a single candidate” Between December 2025 and January 2026, added his party.

Mr. Uribe Londono was the husband of journalist Diana Turbay, kidnapped on the orders of the drug baron Pablo Escobar (1949-1993) and died during a rescue operation in 1991. Their son Miguel was then five years old. Member of the CD – Main right -wing party of the country – Since its foundation in 2013, Miguel Uibe Londono was a renowned entrepreneur in the coffee sector. Between 1988 and 1990, he was a municipal councilor of Bogota.

Six people in connection with the assassination of Miguel Uibe Turbay were arrested, including the shooter, a 15 -year -old hitman. The authorities designate the Segunda Marquetalia group, dissident of the Farc guerrillas, as a sponsor.