Colombia’s next presidential election, scheduled for 2026, has been described by Álvaro Uribe Vélez as a confrontation between “democracy and Castro-Chavismo.”
The former president made these statements in a message posted on his X account on Monday, December 15, 2025.
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Through a video, Uribe warned about what he believes is at stake for the country as he looks at the political future after Gustavo Petro’s government.
“This is not a debate between nuances, democracy to elect a president, “It’s a debate between democracy and Castro-Chavism.”said Uribe Vélez, expressing concern about the direction he believes Colombia may take after August 7, 2026, the date on which the current presidential term ends.
According to the former president, “Castro-Chavismo” values “pleasing criminals” over the safety of citizens.
He explained: “For Castro-Chavismo, in the name of a failed peace, a false peace, it is more important to allow Colombia to be filled by the drug trade than to give opportunities to young people and families.”
These approaches were accompanied by a presentation of what he saw as precedents in other countries in the region. citing Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez as figures who “ended private initiatives with expropriations.”
The former head of state assured that there had not yet been any expropriations in Colombia, but noted that “they have already stopped investments due to taxes, they have stopped housing and infrastructure.”
He added that he is observing the deterioration of strategic sectors: “They are destroying health, pensions, they are leaving the country without energy resources. There could be a blackout in 2027, already with a new government, caused by the irresponsibility of this government.”
In his analysis, Uribe warned of the social and economic impact of the current policy, stressing that “it leaves no opportunity to overcome poverty; many Colombians have already started to go abroad.”
He pointed out that the country was in danger of “being left without investment and without private initiative”.a, with a state monopoly and with a citizenry whose best resource is to leave the country abroad.”
In recent weeks, the former president has intensified his criticism of Iván Cepeda, the presidential candidate of the Historic Pact.
Uribe compared Cepeda to Chávez and questioned his proposals: “Chávez deceived the private sector when he was a candidate, he attracted it and in government he ended it.” “That’s what Cepeda wants to do. Of course it’s harder for Cepeda because Chávez was nicer.”
The former president called Cepeda “the apostle of prisons” and made new accusations about his role in judicial policy: “Cepeda, the apostle of prisons.” The FARC did not need the JEP, with Cepeda they had enough to absolve drug terrorism and condemn those who fight it. Cepeda is an executioner with the appearance of a poor and emaciated apostle, which has helped him to persistently search for prisoners and offer them advantages so that they will falsely convict and accuse his new opponents.
In his statements, Uribe continued with comparisons related to historical figures and current events: “He speaks with the moral tone of the Inquisition, with the pomp of the courts of Hitler and Stalin, with the frugality of Che Guevara and Fidel Castro, who called the dissidents they sent to the wall worms.” The full proof of his youthful fun, namely carrying out the mobilizations ordered by the FARC, remains unpunished. He accompanied Jesús Santrich and Iván Márquez well so that they escaped and began the new terrorist phase that led to the assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay. These are the criminals who presume to have the heavenly authority to murder their enemies or to accuse them of crimes.”
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