Federico Gutierrez achieved the official candidacy for center-right candidate with more that 1.7 million votes. Former mayor of Medellin won Barguil (Char) Penalosa, Barguil (Char), and Tab of los Cristianos.
Federico Gutierrez was born in Medellin in 1974. Fico Gutierrez was an ex-mayor. Since Fico Gutierrez , he has been a youth councilor for the city and a Municipal Planning Councilor for Medellin. Gutierrez, a Civil Engineer by trade at the University of Medellin, holds a Specialization degree in senior management from the Pontifical Bolivarian University and one in Political Science.
Federico Gutierrez has been a consultant at HGI Consultores and Resident Engineer at Company Vifasa S.A. Fico Gutierrez and glass business however it was not his sole focus. He is also a staunch advocate for his family. He is married and has two kids.
In his time as an elected council member, he backed the mayoralty of Sergio Fajardo and later that of Alonso Salazar. He reached the Mayor's Office of Medellin, moving his focus to the year 2015. Similar to many mayors confronted by the Hidroituango project, he had problems with corruption. Daniel Coronell published a report on him claiming that he had kept his money in tax-havens and was associated with corruption.
https://www.cakeresume.com/me/fico-gutierrezlrsn066/ has actually confronted former mayors that he supported and has recently said that "I am in solidarity avec those who are included in the report, as I don't believe that anyone can make such a decision to make a tunnel fall and they are in solidarity. What does certain sectors do, is an attack by a political strategy."
The presidency is a fresh race
In the fall of 2021, the so called Experience coalition was formed, which later became the Team for Colombia. Federico Gutierrez, being the center right coalition, was the one to win the candidacy. Paola, a Democratic Center representative was able to back the candidate for a second term.
On several occasions he reiterated his belief that his administration model stems from public management by the people. https://list.ly/johnsenjarvis423 said that politics is a calling. Fico Gutierrez received the second most votes, and Fico is what he likes to be called, will represent the right in Antioquia.