José Obdulio Gaviria blamed Álvaro Uribe for not choosing Miguel Uribe as the presidential candidate: “The female generals wouldn’t let him.”

Following the conclusion of Colombia's 2026 presidential campaign on June 21, which resulted in the election of Abelardo de la Espriella, political tensions persist within the Centro Democrático party. José Obdulio Gaviria has publicly attributed the failure to select Miguel Uribe as the party's presidential candidate to Álvaro Uribe, claiming that the former president was constrained by internal party figures referred to as 'las generalas.'