‘Work has just begun,’ says Uribe after landslide victory in Colombia elections

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http://colombiareports.co/democratic-centers-work-just-begun-uribe/

After securing over 2,000,000 votes in Colombia’s congressional election, former president Alvaro Uribe stressed the work for his newly found party is only beginning.
“Thank you to all Colombians who did their work today,” said the senator-elect at a press conference filled with reporters and his supporters.

Earlier Sunday evening, Uribe made history when he became the first senator to ever have formerly been president, no less with a political group that began gaining traction less than a year ago.


The CD, which ended the night securing 20 seats in the Senate with just under 15% of the vote, and 12 seats in the House with just under 10% of the vote, essentially ran all of its candidates on the name of Uribe, which ultimately proved successful.

Though President Juan Manuel Santos’ U Party (Partido de la U) still remains the majority political group in the Senate by one seat, the once incumbent-ally Uribe’s large win tonight demonstrates that he maintains massive support in Colombia.

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1. Most Colombians are convinced that Santos'

administration has been a failure. Security, once gratefully available thanks to Uribe is now deteriorating rapidly again. The Colombian people aren't about to go though the dark days again and they are turning to the man who brought them out of it.

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2. I think if Santos gets a peace accord that will help his otherwise uninspiring presidency

Can't argue with you about Uribe. Colombia was about as much of a failed state as Venezuela is now if you can imagine that.

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3. I can not only imagine it - I lived

through part of it. I was sitting on my SIL's balcony one fine afternoon when the Search Block finally caught up with Pablito, only about 6 blocks away. Pretty intense.

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4. It's amazing how much Uribe accomplished under his presidency

Especially in terms of security for Colombia's citizens. Guess having his father murdered by the guerrillas certainly helped in his resolve.

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5. Not only his father but a whole bunch of

close friends as well. One of these was my SIL's uncle.