CODarwin Castellanos Romero is a Colombian politician who served as a councilor in Villavicencio from 2016 to 2019 under the Conservative Party. He previously worked as a private secretary to the current mayor of Villavicencio, Alexander Baquero, and has close ties to former congresswoman Jennifer Arias. Castellanos has been influential within conservative circles in the Meta department and played a significant role in Baquero’s election as mayor, which he won with 70,000 votes in 2023. Now, he is being questioned for using his position in local administration as a platform to transition into national politics, particularly as the mayor’s chosen candidate for Congress. His political agenda includes defending traditional family values and opposing rights recognized by the Constitutional Court, such as abortion. He holds a degree in urban law and is a public administrator.
Bias read (Conservative): The article frames Darwin Castellanos as a conservative figure aligned with traditional values, including opposition to reproductive rights protected by the Constitutional Court. The narrative emphasizes his connections to conservative power structures and his potential candidacy for Congress, which
