Seven political forces, with six candidates each, seek to keep the 6 seats for the House of Representatives for the department of Bolívar, next March 13 in elections for the Congress of the Republic.
Known faces and surnames of the traditional politics of Bolívar aspire to repeat seats.
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Continuity of the same
political practices in Bolívar
There is a great intention of continuity on the part of the current representatives to the chamber for the department of Bolívar, and most of them are seeking re-election.
In addition, old bosses of traditional politics persist in pulling the strings of power from the camera but in a ‘foreign body’. This is predicted by experts from the Universities of Cartagena and Bolívar Technology, and anti-corruption monitors consulted by EL TIEMPO.
“There is a great intention of continuity on the part of the current representatives to the chamber for the department of Bolívar, and most of them are seeking re-election. It is clear that these are the same political families. That is, we are before continuity of the same political practices in Bolívar”says researcher Orlando Higuera, director of the Center for Political Studies at the Technological University of Bolívar.
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The current Representatives for
Bolívar seek re-election
What has been the role of the Bolivarian parliamentarians and what political debates have they generated? None
The curator, Karen Cure; the liberal, Silvio Carrasquilla; Yamil Fernando Arana Padauí, backed by the radical change party; Juliet Viviana Jiménez Jaramillo, from Centro Democrático, and Alonso José del Río Cabarcas, from the coalition Partido de la U, Mira and Colombia Justa Libres, are the faces known by Bolívar in the congress.
Cure, Carrasquilla and Del Río Cabarcas each seek their third choice. Yamil Arana and Jiménez Jaramillo are in their second term.
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They are all at the head of the list of their communities, and “they have the support of the local machinery, which would practically be assuring them a seat,” adds Professor Higuera.
Tensions, uncertainties and threats from the violent that could limit the capacity and mobility of voters as well as their electoral preferences.
Santiago Saldarriaga / TIME Archive
Heads of the list that enter the race for the Chamber for the first time
In Bolívar, the cacicazgos operate under the structure of traditional clientelism, and since the election four years ago, the election is being prepared for a new period…
Javier Marrugo, a former port unionist, with the endorsement of the Historical Pact, assured this newspaper that he has never held a seat in Congress.
Less well known are Luis Mario Feria, head of the list of the Centro Esperanza and Salvemos a Bolívar coalition, and Raúl Bustamante, of the National Salvation Political Party.
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Another factor to take into account during these electoral fairs in the 44 municipalities of Bolívar are the tensions, uncertainties and threats of violent groups that could limit the capacity and mobility of voters as well as their electoral preferences. This is how the lists are for the Chamber for Bolívar:
The letters of the Democratic Center
Juliet Viviana Jiménez Jaramillo, Javier Antonio Royo Curi, Angélica Patricia Alcocer Pinzón, Leonardo Rubio Blanco, Dagoberto Macías Cabrera and Yessy Carolina Palomino Estrada.
Names such as Juliet Viviana Jiménez Jaramillo, a merchant from Antioquia, who is also the legal representative of the street vendors of Cartagena, are well-known on this list. Also joining the contest is Javier Antonio Royo Curi, grandson of the popular former mayor of Cartagena, Nicolás Curí, and son of former congresswoman Marta Curi Osorio.
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“When one consults the Visible Congress project of the Universidad de Los Andes and inquires about the political debates on crucial issues for the country such as tax reform, the budget and the fiscal framework for the medium term; or consult issues such as the Havana peace agreement, and what has been the role of the Bolivarian parliamentarians and what political debates have they generated, he discovers that it is null”. says Professor Amaranto Daniels, director of the Center for International and Caribbean Studies at the University of Cartagena.
Conservative Party and local chiefdoms
Yamil Fernando Arana Padauí, Juliana Aray Franco, Ángela María Vergara González, Kathleen Steffanny Quintero Bernal and Fernando David Niño Mendoza.
“In the list of the conservative party we can analyze that there are two regional chiefs. One is Vicente Blel, who supports several candidates, including Yamil Arana. The other cacique on this list is William Montes, who supports several conservative candidates,” says the former Secretary of the Interior of Cartagena, and former city councilor, David Múnera Cavadía. A Cartagena who as a lobbyist gave a fierce fight against corruption.
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Violent that could limit the capacity and mobility of voters as well as their electoral preferences.
Jaime Moreno / TIME
Radical change
Karen Cure, Marlin Calderón, Dagoberto Santoya, Jennifer Caraballo, Luis Carlos Buena and Rayza Alejandra Ahumada Ochoa.
“Dayra Galvis pulls the strings of power in the Radical Change Party with a view to the Chamber, another old cacicazgo in Bolívar,” says Múnera.
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Liberal Party
The liberal list is under the baton of Senator Lidio García, who today is the great chief of that party in recent periods.
Silvio José Carrasquilla Torres, Guillermo Manuel Peña Chávez, Sara del Carmen Castellar Arroyo, Dinneys Paola Rivera Marrugo, Óscar Javier Torres Yarzagaray and Martín Alonso Barreto de la Hoz
“The liberal list is under the baton of Senator Lidio García, who today has become the great chief of that party in recent periods”, adds Múnera Cavadía.
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In the Historical Pact, a trade unionist
port tops the list
There are new actors who enter the scene but who have a political career, as is the case of Sandra Villadiego, who comes from the Partido de la U and who had her partner imprisoned for parapolitics.
Javier Marrugo, founder and general secretary of the Port Union of Colombia, leads the list of the Historical Pact for Chamber in Bolívar. They are followed by Carlos Vargas, Sandra Villadiego, Aden Elles, Colombia Villamil, Rayner Rodríguez.
“There are some new actors who enter the scene but who have a political career, as is the case of Sandra Villadiego, who comes from the Partido de la U and who had her partner imprisoned for parapolitics,” Professor Higuera analyzes.
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Coalition Party of the U, Mira and Colombia Justa Libres
Alonso José del Río Cabarcas, Jorge Claret Pérez Baldovino, Shirley Sanjuán Berrocal, Dora Inés Mercado Cortecero, Rodrigo Rafael Vargas García and Linda María Pinedo Puello.
“In Bolívar, the cacicazgos operate under the structure of traditional clientelism, and since the election four years ago, the election is being prepared for a new period. What we have historically had in the Caribbean is management from the clientele: with bureaucratic positions, state contracting, procurement of works, practices that persist like cement by votes”, adds Professor Daniels.
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Hope Center Coalition
Luis Mario Ferias, Leonardo Jiménez Molinello, Juan Carlos Pereira, Lilia Ariza, Elena Baez, Jorge Carrera. Jiménez Molinello, economist and director of Cedetrabajo, Bolívar chapter, stands out in this group.
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“When one finds representatives with such long periods in the chamber, one has to ask what are the projects that they have developed for the department of Bolívar. However, today we see a very low execution of political control debates. Congressmen could also mark projects to help regional development, but these are one of the great pending issues that we have as a society”, adds Professor Higuera.
John Montano
Correspondent of THE TIME
Cartagena
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