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Colombian Liberal Party courts President Santos

December 14, 2011 - Comment, Santos Government - Tagged: , , - 1 comment

President Santos’ departure from the U party appears to have hastened this week following the election of 31-year-old hardline-Santista, Simon Gaviria as leader of the Colombian Liberal Party. Gaviria has…

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Are Colombian politics turning left-wing?

October 25, 2011 - Comment - Tagged: , , , , , , - 4 comments

Colombian politics have been dominated by the right-wing for more than a decade. But things appear to be changing – President Santos has re-calibrated the government, leftwards, and the polls point…

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