Why Gustavo Petro marginalized Senator Piedad Córdoba from his presidential campaign in Colombia

leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petrofavorite in the polls for the May elections in Colombiamarginalized this Wednesday from his campaign the elected senator Piedad Córdoba until judicial cases in which she is involved are resolved.

Cordova67 years old and remembered for her humanitarian efforts in favor of the release of hostages from the dissolved guerrilla group of the FARCwas elected as a congresswoman on March 13 by the Historical Pactthe coalition of opposition parties headed by Petro.

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Since then, he has promoted the campaign of the senator and former guerrilla, who could become the first leftist president of Colombia.

This Wednesday Petro surprised with a tweet about his co-party: “I ask Piedad Córdoba to suspend all her activities within the campaign, until she can resolve, hopefully, favorably, the legal charges against her”he wrote without detailing the reasons.

According to Change magazine, The decision is due to “alleged unauthorized contacts” of Córdoba with drug traffickers arrested and in the process of extradition.

The outlet, which cites intelligence sources, maintains that Cordova visited a former head of a Medellin mafia organization and two members of the Gulf Clanthe largest drug gang in the country, to request their support for Petro.

The parliamentarian accepted the request of the head of the coalition, but defended her “innocence” in a statement.

According to Cordovahis visits to prisons are limited to meetings with his brother Alvaro Cordobaarrested in February for allegedly coordinating drug trafficking between a guerrilla faction that remained in arms and a Mexican cartel.

“I have supported him family and legally, but this does not imply any patronage agreement with drug lords to get electoral support”added

Historic Pact Senator Roy Barreras posted a message on Twitter on behalf of the leftist presidential campaign.

“NOBODY in the campaign is authorized to talk to ANYBODY in ANY PRISON (…) making commitments on behalf of Gustavo Petro”, assured.

Cordova She is also mentioned in a journalistic investigation as an alleged link to the president Nicholas Maduro with alex saabthe Colombian businessman arrested in the United States for alleged money laundering and accused of being a figurehead for the Venezuelan president.

The leader always denied the accusations against her and alleges that her family member is the victim of a deception to truncate the arrival of Petro to the power.

A little more than a month before the first round of May 29, the former mayor of Bogotá dominates the voting intention, according to various surveys and polls. If he does not get half plus one of the votes, he will go to a ballot scheduled for June 19.

Source: Elcomercio

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