ELECTION ISSUE
Status:Open
Colombia 2026 Elections: Where Do the Candidates Stand on Drug Trafficking?
ReformismHardline
Positions
Abelardo De La EspriellaThere will be no negotiations with narcoterrorists. Instead, we will fully equip and back the Armed Forces to "protect the population."May 22, 2026
Paloma ValenciaTarget the cartels and cut off chemical precursors while offering peasants caught in the drug economy "generosity and productive projects."May 22, 2026
Paloma ValenciaWe will launch a militarized crackdown on "drug trafficking and extortion" on day one.May 22, 2026
Iván CepedaWe will work with "all political, social and economic forces" to build a new, consensus-based approach to drug trafficking — moving away from the current model.May 22, 2026
Abelardo De La EspriellaWe will "build 10 megaprison facilities" specifically to arrest those involved in drug trafficking.May 22, 2026
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