independent presidential candidacy in 2018, which was supported by the Coalición Colombia, made up of the Green Party, the Polo Democrático and his movement, Compromiso Ciudadano. In the first round of elections, Fajardo obtained more than 4.6 million votes, only 1.5% away from passing to the second round. Currently, Fajardo is professor at the School of Government and Public Transformation of the Instituto Tecnológico of Monterrey in Mexico and of the School of Political Formation of Compromiso Ciudadano in Colombia. A member of the Inter-American Dialogue, Fajardo intends to represent a Third Way inspired by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to overcome the traditional divide on the left–right political spectrum. The Colombian Communist Party accused Fajardo of trying to perpetuate the Colombian neoliberal system under the guise of moderation and pragmatism. Personal life Fajardo is father to Mariana and Alejandro Fajardo Arboleda. Publications Fajardo, S., Keisler, H.J. (2002), Model Theory of Stochastic Processes. Lecture Notes in Logic. Association for Symbolic Logic. A.K.Peters, Natick, MA. . Fajardo, S. (2007), Medellín del miedo a la esperanza. Alcaldía de Medellín. Fajardo, S. (2017), El poder de la decencia. Editorial Planeta. References External links A conversation with Sergio Fajardo, former mayor of Medellín Sergio Fajardo Profile at Mathematics Genealogy Project 1956 births Living people Colombian journalists 20th-century Colombian mathematicians Indigenous Social Alliance Movement politicians Male journalists Mayors of Medellín Members of the Inter-American Dialogue University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Letters and Science alumni