The Former Journalist Seeking Colombia’s Presidency
By
Ricardo Ávila
Vicky Dávila is a rising conservative
candidate in the 2026 presidential race.
This article is adapted from AQ’s upcoming special report on COP30 BOGOTÁ—On the campaign trail at the end of May, Vicky Dávila received another reminder of why she is running for president in Colombia’s 2026 election. A former TV and print journalist with a career spanning 33 years, Dávila was in Barranquilla, one of the country’s most vibrant yet unequal cities. She spoke with an elderly man selling carrots at a local market and was transported to the essential reality beyond the major stories she once covered. “He told me that life was hard,” Dávila recalled....
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