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(CNN Spanish) --
Federico "Fico" Gutiérrez, from the Team for Colombia coalition, is one of the candidates with the best chance of reaching the second round in the presidential elections, when he is likely to face Gustavo Petro, from the Historical Pact , according to several surveys.
Gutiérrez, former mayor of Medellín, already exhibited a good performance during the inter-party consultations on March 13: he prevailed in his party's consultation with 2.1 million votes, achieving the representation of the right in Colombia and adding the support of the traditional matches.
Federico "Fico" Gutiérrez, the former mayor of Medellín who has the flags of the right to seek the presidency of Colombia
But what are your main proposals for the May 29 elections, where Colombians will have eight options for president, and, if it takes place, the second round on June 19?
This is a look at the five key points of Gutiérrez's government program, which is based on the pillars of "order" and "opportunity."
1
fight against corruption
Gutiérrez proposes "prison, political death and loss of office" for officials found guilty of corruption.
"We are going to persecute them, prosecute them, and we will take away the assets they have bought with the money they stole from Colombia," he says.
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In addition, it promises tools to prevent custom contracts and cost overruns in works, concentrated on the Secop 2 platform and monitored through "Six-monthly Hearings on Accountability in the Fight against Corruption" in the different sectors of the executive.
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Strengthening security and justice
In this area, Gutiérrez proposes creating a "National Unit Against Robberies" and launching a series of "anti-mafia" laws aimed at military structures, in addition to greater professionalization of the public forces.
In the face of drug trafficking, it promises a policy based on the substitution of illicit crops with a focus on agricultural development, the vision of addiction as a public health problem, and the strengthening of the operational capacities of public forces and authorities.
The candidate assures that support for the demobilized guerrillas is guaranteed, but that dissidence will be fought.
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3
Foreign policy
Gutiérrez's campaign program emphasizes the search for foreign investment as one of its pillars, although it also ensures that this will be done in accordance with the sustainable development goals of the UN 2030 agenda.
It also clarifies that an eventual government would seek to improve commercial ties with Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Peru, Ecuador and Costa Rica, and that in the case of the United States, an attempt will be made to re-establish technical and financial cooperation to combat drug trafficking, and diversify exports to that country.
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4
Sustainable economic growth
Gutiérrez wants Colombia to achieve 5% GDP growth in 2026, and to achieve this he proposes "building a responsible fiscal and monetary environment", with austerity in public spending and tax modernization to prevent tax evasion and avoidance through electronic invoicing .
It will also seek to promote housing construction and agricultural development, invest in transportation and communications and auction the spectrum for 5G technology, all of which will generate, according to the candidate, more employment.
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5
Poverty reduction
At this point, Gutiérrez proposes integrating and expanding the social protection and assistance network through a national strategy focused on the Identification System for Potential Beneficiaries of Social Programs (Sisben), and to reach 5 million households.
It will also seek to guarantee three daily meals for the poorest Colombians through the "Colombia without hunger" strategy, taking advantage of 10 million tons of food that, the program maintains, are lost monthly in the country.
Finally, it will seek to incorporate 3.5 million older adults without a pension into a comprehensive old-age protection system.
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With information from Melissa Velásquez Loaiza.
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