Colombian May 25 presidential candidates suffer severe credibility blows

Thursday, May 8th 2014 - 04:38 UTC

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Just three weeks before Colombia’s presidential election begins, President Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election campaign has been hit by yet another blow. His chief campaign strategist J.J. Rendón resigned on Monday night amid controversial allegations that he took 12 million dollars from some of Colombia’s top drug lords in exchange for helping to negotiate their surrender with positive terms. Read full article

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While these allegations may be a setback for Santos, they are not for democracy in Colombia.

Even after the media exposes these facts and the courts overturning recent actions; there is no knee jerk reaction to diminishing the power of the courts nor the freedom of the press.

This is in stark contrast to Venezuela next door.
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