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Iván Cepeda Defends Himself Before a Crowd in Medellín: 'My Words Were Perversely Decontextualized by the Mayor and Governor of Antioquia'

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The presidential candidate appeared before thousands of his followers in San Antonio Park and referred to the recent controversy that enveloped him.
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The governor of Antioquia, Andrés Julián Rendón, responded to the statements of the presidential candidate Ivan Cepeda during his visit to Medellín, claiming Antioquia as a bastion of resistance against the political project of the Historical Pact. “If Antioquia resists, Colombia is saved,” wrote Rendón in his X account, in a sentence that condenses his reading of the national political moment and positions the department as a decisive counterwe…

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The candidate of the left, Iván Cepeda, visited Medellín again, Antioquia, and gave a speech from a packed San Antonio Park, in the center of the city. “Today I do not come to retract, nor to repent, nor to rectify what I said here in Medellin in that great act of February 12. On the contrary, I come to reaffirm it, to say it louder,” said the candidate. Cepeda made his first run in Antioquia in February and gave another speech from the Parque d…

Iván Cepeda reaffirms criticism of drug trafficking and paramilitarism in Antioquia: “I don’t come to retract” Agencia Period... Sat, 28/03/2026 - 17:40 From Medellin, the presidential candidate of the Historical Pact ratified his statements and pointed out Álvaro Uribe as a “no grata person” for the department. Tags Elections 2026

The presidential candidate appeared before thousands of his followers in San Antonio Park and referred to the recent controversy that enveloped him.

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El Tiempo broke the news in on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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