The shady forces behind the campaign of Colombia's establishment candidate
Despite formidable support, Federico Gutierrez has little to be optimistic about
by Adriaan Alsema April 15, 2022
Colombia’s establishment candidate is receiving support from President Ivan Duque’s coalition partners and pseudo-legal “clans.”
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“Clan support”
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Among those invited were the families of convicted former Atlantico Senator Eduardo Pulgar, the adopted daughter of convicted former Senator Vicente Biel from Bolivar and Representative Karen Cure, the heir of jailed mafia boss Enlice Lopez from Sucre, according to La Silla Vacia.
The clan of convicted former Senator William Montes from Bolivar has reportedly also expressed its support for Gutierrez .
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Colombia’s corporate media have openly been promoting the Gutierrez campaign while discrediting his rivals.
Weekly Semana, which is run by a member of the Gnecco crime family from Cesar, went as far as calling Gutierrez “a candidate of the people” and urging the frontrunner in the election race, progressive candidate Gustavo Petro, that it was “enough already.”
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https://colombiareports.com/the-shady-forces-behind-the-campaign-of-colombias-establishment-candidate/
