Colombian Senator's Murder Threatens Petro's Radical Peace Plan
His death two months later makes it harder for President Gustavo Petro to advance his 'total peace' initiative, under which the government is negotiating with several guerrilla factions and cocaine-trafficking gangs simultaneously. Prosecutors are trying to establish whether one such militia ordered Uribe's murder.
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Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven't yet, sign up here. Colombia's 2026 election campaign was shaping up to be the bloodiest in more than a decade even before presidential contender Miguel Uribe Turbay was gunned down in the most high-profile political assassination since the days of notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar.
