Santos and his promise of peace wins the run off in Colombia

Monday, June 16th 2014 - 07:04 UTC

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Incumbent President candidate Juan Manuel Santos was reelected by a margin of over 5 percentage points in the second round of Colombia's’s elections, defeating conservative Democratic Center candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, who concede defeat and congratulated the winner. Read full article

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Anglotino
Congratulations Santos and Colombia.

I believe this is the best result and look forward to the possibility that the next Colombian presidential election will be held without an armed terrorist movement operating in any part of the country.

Hopefully Uribe now learns to shut up and let the actual elected president run the country without interfering as a FORMER president.
Jun 16th, 2014 - 07:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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CabezaDura2
Do you know Anglotino how Dos Santos (not one Santos in Colombia) in Angola put a end to the decade long civil war in Angola even a decade after the Cubans and SADF left ??
UNITA was only put to rest after they were internationally isolated, had no allies in South Africa and Namibia, the blood diamonds trade was tackled globally and the leadership of UNITA was fragmented and left Jonas Savimbi by himself and possibly betrayed him to the gov't forces. Shortly after his death UNITA rebellion finished the next year.
All these components are lacking in the FARC negotiations. They have allies in Ecuador Cuba and Venezuela, there is no UNSC resolution against cocaine there is no Kimberly process certification scheme on cocaine. There is places where they can hide, arm and re supply themselves. And there income is intact by kidnappings and drugs.
You have to be very naive to believe that the terrorist will change in consequential and real political power in exchange for military power.
The Colombian cowards have thrown overboard all the sacrifices and endurances of the Uribe years last night.
Jun 16th, 2014 - 02:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Yes yes yes CabezaDura

Santos has been in power for 4 years and only now will he throw “overboard all the sacrifices and endurances of the Uribe years”.

Get some perspective man.
Jun 16th, 2014 - 11:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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