NYU Wagner graduate elected Mayor of Bogotá, Colombia
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Carlos Fernando Galán will soon put his NYU Wagner education to work in Bogotá, where he has been elected Mayor of the Colombian capital.
A 2019 graduate of NYU Wagner's Executive MPA Program, Galán takes office January 1, 2024. He received a plurality of more than 40% of the votes as a candidate of the New Liberalism Party, the political party founded by his late father.
“In any case, what analysts agree on is that Galán’s clear victory is a triumph of institutionalism and respect for the rules of the game,” one article summarized after the October election.
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