The former mayor of Bogotá met with former President Álvaro Uribe Vélez and made him a proposal. He shared the content in a message on his X account.

"I met with former President Uribe and invited him to have the Democratic Center candidates participate in the selection process we must undertake among all of us who share fundamental values. At this moment, those of us who agree on the essentials must seek more what unites us than what separates us."

I met with former President Uribe and invited him to have the Democratic Center candidates participate in the selection process that we must carry out among all of us who share fundamental values. At this moment, those of us who agree on the essentials must seek more…

— Enrique Peñalosa (@EnriquePenalosa) August 25, 2025

The former president has met with several political figures. Last Saturday, he attended an event at El Golfito Park in Modelia, where a hitman attacked Miguel Uribe Turbay on June 7.