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Murillo Drops Colombia Presidential Bid, Joins Cepeda Campaign

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Colombia’s presidential election picked up a major realignment on Wednesday, May 6, 2026 when former foreign minister Luis Gilberto Murillo declined his independent candidacy and joined Iván Cepeda’s Pacto Histórico campaign at a 10:00 AM ceremony at the Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá. Murillo becomes the third ex-presidential candidate to join Cepeda’s “Alianza por la Vida” […] The post Murillo Drops Colombia Presidential Bid, Joins Cepeda Campaign…

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Colombian former chancellor Luis Gilberto Murillo today resigned his presidential candidacy to join the camp of Iv n Cepeda.

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Senator Iván Cepeda, candidate of the Historical Pact for the presidency of Colombia, received the support of former chancellor and former ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo, who formally resigned his presidential candidacy in an act held at the Hotel Tequendama in Bogotá on May 6, 2026. The movement consolidates the strategy of unity of the ruling party less than four weeks after the first round, set for May 31. With this decision, Iván Cepeda ad…

The movement seeks to attract the center vote despite the fact that the face of the former candidate will continue to appear on the electoral cards

From the environment of one of Cepeda’s political negotiators, they give the announcement as imminent. The campaign, for now, remains silent. Meanwhile, media points out that the candidate will confirm it this Wednesday morning, at an accession event. If it materializes, Murillo would be the second presidential candidate to go down to join Iván Cepeda, who has defended his policy of alliances in different sectors. The first to take the step was …

Luis Gilberto Murillo resigns his presidential candidacy and will support Iván Cepeda Agencia Period... Mar, 05/05/2026 - 19:21 The ex-canciller drops from the contest to 26 days of elections and joins the candidate of the Historical Pact. Tags Elections 2026

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Valora Analitik broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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