Colombia: Salvación Nacional's Gómez calls Uribe 'social democrat', CD pushes back

Enrique Gómez of Colombia's Salvación Nacional called former President Álvaro Uribe a 'social democrat,' drawing sharp rebuke from Uribe's Centro Democrático party. The exchange signals a rhetorical escalation between the two right-leaning parties ahead of the 2026 elections, potentially fragmenting the conservative vote. The claim is a political jab rather than a substantive policy shift, and its impact is limited to domestic political dynamics.