The Colombian Presidential elections of 2010

Authors

  • Julián Darío Bonilla Montenegro Universidad Nacional de ColombiaInstituto de Altos Estudios para el Desarrollo-Academia diplomática de San Carlos
  • Carolina Velandia Hernández Universidad de ColombiaUniversidad Andina Simón Bolívar Sede Ecuador

Keywords:

Colombia, elections, Uribe, hegemony

Abstract

The results of the recent presidential elections in Colombia confirmed uribismo as the dominant electoral force of the country. The winner, now President Juan Manuel Santos, from the beginning of the electoral race proclaimed himself as the heir of the President Alvaro Uribe’s political project –and electoral machine. In addition, the Uribista hegemony was helped by the poor electoral performance of both the traditional parties (Conservative and Liberal), and of the new forces that has recently emerged in the political arena. The essay offers an analysis of the Colombian political conjuncture, providing the reader with a description of the mechanisms behind the Uribista hegemony.

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Author Biographies

Julián Darío Bonilla Montenegro, Universidad Nacional de ColombiaInstituto de Altos Estudios para el Desarrollo-Academia diplomática de San Carlos

Abogado Universidad Nacional de Colombia, magíster en análisis de problemas políticos, económicos e internacionales contemporáneos del Instituto de Altos Estudios para el Desarrollo-Academia diplomática de San Carlos.

Carolina Velandia Hernández, Universidad de ColombiaUniversidad Andina Simón Bolívar Sede Ecuador

Abogada Universidad de Colombia, magíster en integración de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar Sede Ecuador.

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Published

2010-06-01

How to Cite

Bonilla Montenegro, J. D., & Hernández, C. V. (2010). The Colombian Presidential elections of 2010 . Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (10), 17–46. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/87

Issue

No. 10 (2010): Brasil: la potencia sudamericana

Section

Relevance

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