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He chose to restore security through a compromise race and campaign BogotaCarlos Fernando Galen Bachon, the youngest son of political leader Luis Carlos Galen Sarmiento, who was killed by the Mafia in 1989, was elected mayor of the capital this Sunday. Colombia. The third time is the charm for former senator Galen, who finished fourth in his 2011 mayoral bid with the Cambio Radical Party, and second as an independent in 2019, behind current mayor Claudia Lopez.
This time he did it NeoliberalismThe party founded by his father won 1,418,519 votes (48.96%), with 94.98% of tables counted in the election. Defeated independent Juan Daniel Oviedo (20.17%) already Gustavo BolivarThe historic agreement of the ruling coalition (18.71%) and the record of the Colombian president, Gustavo Pedro.
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Today’s decision was postponed to a second round in BogotáBecause it is the only Colombian city where this event exists Galán received more than 40% of the vote and an advantage of ten percentage points over the second, as established by law.
At your discretion, Galán Pachón, born June 4, 1977 in Bogotá, continues the political training that runs in the family and has his father as a reference.
Galen will take office on January 1 with political flags of His fatherIt condemned the infiltration and growing power of drug-trafficking mafias in society and politics He was shot dead on August 18, 1989 during a rally in Socha, a municipality adjacent to Bogotá.
He Liberal politician He then went on to win the 1990 presidential election, his campaign the bloodiest the country had ever seen.
From Bogota to France
The mayor-elect attended elementary school in Bogotá, but his father’s murder forced his mother, journalist Gloria Bachon, to move to France with her children. When he was 12 years old, he attended high school in a public school there.
He studied foreign service with an emphasis in international economics at Georgetown University., in Washington; in Government, Management and Public Affairs Columbia University (Bogota) and a Masters in International Affairs Columbia University (New York), as well as a Masters in Public Administration New York University.
Like his parents, majored in journalism. Galen Bachon was a Washington-based reporter for Semana, editor of Cambio, and political editor of El Tiempo.
Beginning in politics
He knew politics from childhood. He was elected councilor of Bogotá in 2008 For the right-wing party Radical change And in that corporation he was one of the opponents of then-mayor Samuel Moreno Rojas, who was impeached and convicted for corruption in public works bidding.
then, In 2012 he was appointed Secretary of Transparency by then President Juan Manuel Santos. He coordinated the implementation of anti-corruption and transparency policy.
In 2015 he left the Cambio Radical movement Due to disagreements with other directors over endorsements of mayoral and gubernatorial candidates, some of them were later jailed.
As a senator, between 2014 and 2018 he worked on initiatives to improve urban issues.Land use, regional planning and the implications of the climate crisis.
PrinceThat in every campaign Bogotá City Hall He wore the inevitable red jacket, He is married to Carolina Teague, with whom he has two children: Julieta, ten years old, and Pablo, four years old.
He defines himself as a quiet man, but gets excited when people mess with his family or his father’s heritage.And he says he has no interest in “going beyond the mayor’s office,” at least for now, because he considers his father “an exceptional leader.” Compare yourself with him.
From January 1, 2024, Galán Sarmiento will move to the Liévano Palace, The headquarters of the mayor’s office, where he is the former minister of former presidents Santos, Álvaro Uribe, Ivan Duque and even the current administration of Gustavo Pedro, is a sign of his ability to work with everyone to improve the situation of the people “What is important”.
