Mockus was mayor of Bogota and Fajardo mayor of Medellin, and both want to shift the government’s main priority from internal security to strengthening the rule of law, education, science and technology, productivity, and SOUND public finances. Neither is backed by urban political machines or shady armed organizations in rural areas, but by independent groups, non-ideologically inclined citizens, and new voters keen to cast their ballots for unconventional candidates.
他们的主要成功经历都来自地方政治领域。莫卡斯曾任波哥大市市长，法哈多也曾掌管麦德林市。他们两人都希望将政府的执政重点从国内安全转向增强法治、教育、科技、生产率，以及改善公共财政。两人背后都没有城市政治机器和农村非法武装组织，支持他们的是独立团体、无意识形态倾向的民众，以及渴望将选票投给非传统候选人的新选民。两人都巧妙发动了年轻群众，创造性利用了在线社交网络。