72% of Colombia would not vote for Santos re-election: Survey
A survey has found that 66% of Colombia’s population disagree with the way President Juan Manuel Santos is running the country, with 72% saying that they would not vote for him were he to run for re-election next year.
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Just 30% of the population have a favorable image of the President, while 60% look on him unfavorably. Some 74% disapprove of the way he is running the government, and 77% are against the way he is handling national security.
Significantly, 69% of the population disagree with the way he has handled the peace talks with rebel group FARC, which have seen little progress since they began last November. Indeed, 67% believe that the peace process will fall through, while 76% think that the FARC have no intention of signing a peace agreement.
According to the survey, the front runners for next year’s presidential elections are Clara Lopez Obregon, the candidate for the Polo party, with 61% of the country saying they would vote for her, the President’s cousin Francisco Santos, with 67%, and ex-minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, with 66%. Of these, Francisco Santos is viewed most favorably, with 51% of the country reporting a favorable image of him.
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