Colombian Senator Miguel Uribe, a potential candidate in next year’s presidential election, has successfully undergone an initial surgery after being shot and wounded in the capital, Bogota, according to its mayor.
The 39-year-old “overcame the first surgical intervention” and has entered “the critical hours” of recovery, Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan told journalists on Sunday.
Uribe was shot on Saturday during a campaign event as part of his run for the presidency in 2026. After being flown to hospital, his wife, Maria Claudia Tarazona, said on X that he was “fighting for his life”.
Uribe is a member of the opposition conservative Democratic Centre party, founded by former President Alvaro Uribe. The two men are not related.
‘Unacceptable’ violence
The party released a statement calling the shooting “an unacceptable act of violence”.
It said the senator was appearing at a campaign event in a public park in the Fontibon neighbourhood in Bogota when “armed subjects” shot him from behind.