The father of the Colombian senator killed Miguel Uibe Turbay will take his place as a right -wing candidate during the primary for the 2026 presidential election, his party announced this Friday, August 22.
Miguel Uibe Turbay died on August 11, in the follow -up of head injuries after a violent armed attack in June, which revives the wounds of a country marked by political murders in the eighties and ninety years.
His father Miguel Uibe Londoño “enters the selection process of the presidential candidate,” the Democratic Center announced in a press release, who left the former right of President Alvaro Uibe (2002-2010) with whom he has no relationship.
At 79, Miguel Uibe Londoño will face heavy products vehicles during the primary, such as Deputy Maria Fernanda Cabal and Paloma Valencia “, to choose a single candidate” between December 2025 and January 2026, they added their group.
Six people in relation to the arrested assissinat
Miguel Uibe Londoño was the husband of journalist Diana Turbay, kidnapped by the orders of the drug Baron Pablo Escobar (1949-1993) and died during a rescue operation in 1991. His son Miguel was then five years old.
Member of the Democratic Center – Main Party of the country’s right – Since its foundation in 2013, Miguel Uibe Londoño was a renowned entrepreneur in the coffee sector. Between 1988 and 1990, he was Municipal Councilor of Bogotá.
Six people in relation to the murder of Miguel Uibe Turbay were arrested, including the shooter, a 15 -year -old salary murderer. The authorities designate the group “Second Marquetalia”, dissident of the FARC guerrillas, as sponsor.
Source: BFM TV
