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June 1, 2010

Ex-Defense Minister Leads After 1st Round of Colombia Vote
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Colombia’s presidential race is headed to a runoff later this month
after a first round of voting. Former Defense Minister Juan Manuel
Santos captured 47 percent of the vote, short of the fifty-plus-one
percent needed for a victory. Santos is a close ally of the outgoing
President Álvaro Uribe. He’ll square off against the Green Party
candidate Antanas Mockus, who won 22 percent of the vote.



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