Zuluaga make suspending FARC peace talks central point in race to 2nd round
Zuluaga make suspending FARC peace talks central point in race to 2nd round
May 26, 2014 posted by Adriaan Alsema
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga, the presidential frontrunner following Colombia’s first round of elections, said Monday that he would suspend ongoing peace talks with the FARC rebel group, the country’s largest.
The peace talks, which began in November 2012, were initiated by current President Juan Manel Santos, Zuluaga’s rival in the runoff election scheduled for June 15. The peace talks are shaping up to be the primary issue in the two-week buildup to second round elections.
In a press conference following a tense but peaceful electoral contest, Zuluaga reiterated an earlier promise to suspend the talks, stressing he would do so on his first day in office.
With his newly strengthened position as leader of the election race, the opposition candidate clearly framed himself in opposition to Santos, who has been campaigning on a “vote for peace” platform.
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