40 conservative congressmen support re-election of President Santos
40 conservative congressmen support re-election of President Santos
May 28, 2014 posted by Nina Damsgaard
A group of 40 conservative congressmen announced their support for president Juan Manuel Santos’ re-election, Colombian newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday.
Forty out of 58 congressional members of the Conservative Party announced their support for Santos after a two-hour-long meeting with the president in Bogota, according to newspaper El Espectador.
“The Conservative Party has been a fundamental part of the National Unity, and we have achieved results that the country is beginning to perceive, as never seen before,” said Santos, adding, “with the support of the Conservative Party, victory will be stronger.”
The conservatives’ announcement comes after speculations over whether their leader and losing candidate in the first round of presidential elections, Martha Lucia Ramirez, would support Oscar Ivan Zuluaga or Santos in the second round of elections on June 15.
The announcement of support from the 40 conservative congressmen will put pressure on Ramirez to make up her mind while complicating her position if she chooses to stand behind Zuluaga.
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http://colombiareports.co/47-congressmen-support-re-election-president-santos/
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