Colombian Senate Race: Pizarro Challenges Corcho After Presidential Loss
Bogotá, Colombia – October 28, 2025 – Senator María José Pizarro is asserting her position as the head of the Ancient Pact’s Senate list following a primary consultation that saw Iván Cepeda win the presidential nomination, a move contested by former Health Minister Carolina Corcho. The dispute threatens to fracture the coalition that propelled Gustavo Petro to the presidency in 2022.
Corcho remained a presidential aspirant even after the Historical Pact consolidated support behind Cepeda, unlike other contenders who pledged their congressional lists to senator Pizarro.”We all assume that duty, with the exception of Carolina Corcho, who did not attend the deliberations, and decided to participate in the consultation, in which Iván Cepeda was the winner at the polls, with votes that represent the will of the Historical Pact and the society that accompanies us,” Pizarro stated on her X account.
The primary aimed to unite the coalition against former medellín Mayor Daniel Quintero, with most sitting congressmen aligning with Cepeda. Corcho, however, pursued her candidacy largely independently.
Pizarro is now urging Corcho to acknowledge her defeat.”He lost and must assume the consequences of his decisions,” Pizarro emphasized, signaling a potential escalation of the conflict that could involve the electoral courts.
The Historical Pact implemented a direct popular vote system to select its candidates for President and Congress, with over 2,700,000 citizens participating in the recent consultation, according to Pizarro.