After retiring from the Court , he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002 , and running for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election , ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez , who was seeking his second term in office .
After retiring from the Court , he went into politics becoming a Senator of Colombia in 2002 . He ran for President as an Alternative Democratic Pole candidate in the 2006 presidential election , ultimately losing to ex-president Álvaro Uribe Vélez , who was seeking his second term in office .