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AmericasMarch 3 2014

Colombia's president touts peace and prosperity

Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s centrist president, is the front-runner in presidential elections due to start in May and, if national polls prove correct, looks set to win a second term in office.
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Colombia's president touts peace and prosperity

Q: What are your main reasons for wanting to run for a second term?

A: Over the past three-and-a-half years we have achieved important economic, social and security improvements. We promoted reforms that had been on hold for a long time to improve equity and compensate millions of victims of the armed conflict [between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC].

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