Party breaks with Uribe over opposition to peace talks .
Party breaks with Uribe over opposition to peace talks .
Tuesday, 09 April 2013 19:17 Adriaan Alsema
Colombia's coalition U Party, once the driving force in Congress behind then-President Alvaro Uribe, on Tuesday distanced itself from the former leader over his opposition to peace talks with rebel group FARC.
In an interview with Caracol Radio, U Party president said Uribe "does not understand the U Party. The party is committed to peace and I believe that the comments made are unnecessary. Peace is a constitutional duty, of all Colombians. We support the President [Juan Manuel Santos] and the quest for peace."
The break with the former head of state followed fierce criticism from Uribe and his allies over ongoing peace talks with the FARC.
The U Party was formed by Santos during Uribe's first term in office to support the then-president with a political party not alligned with the traditional political parties, the Liberal and the Conservative Party.
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