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Ex-FARC guerrillas reject violence with cultural, artisanal projects

La Prensa Latina 04 Nov 2020

On the other hand, the former guerrilla claimed Tuesday the planning and execution of two attacks with explosives against former Colombian Vice President German Vargas Lleras, in a letter addressed to former President Juan Manuel Santos. Vargas Lleras was vice president of Santos ...

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Right-winger Duque to face leftist Petro in Colombia poll runoff

The Gazette 28 May 2018

Centrist Sergio Fajardo came in third with 23.7 percent and conservative candidate German Vargas Lleras was in fourth with 7.3 per cent, according to ...

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Right-winger Duque wins first round of Colombian presidential election

Post-Bulletin 28 May 2018

Centrist Sergio Fajardo came third with 23.8 percent and conservative candidate German Vargas Lleras was running fourth with 7.3 percent. Many of Fajardo’s voters are expected to vote for Petro and many of Vargas Lleras’ voters for Duque in the run-off scheduled for June 17 ... Petro earlier warned of the possibility of fraud ... ——— ... ————— ... —————. Topics ... .

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Conservative Duque leading Colombia vote but runoff likely

Bozeman Daily Chronicle 28 May 2018

"We hope Petro can show us the way." ... With Colombia's political polls notoriously unreliable, there's still room for an upset with candidates like Fajardo and former Vice President German Vargas Lleras trailing close behind. Vargas Lleras is pledging to take a tough stance on remaining security challenges and create more than 1 million new jobs ... — ... .

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No longer driven by conflict, Colombians vote for president

Watertown Public Opinion 28 May 2018

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Colombia headed for presidential runoff

Post-Bulletin 28 May 2018

BOGOTA, Colombia — A hard-line stance toward demobilized Colombian rebels helped conservative presidential candidate Ivan Duque mount a formidable lead in Sunday’s election, though not enough to avoid a runoff in June ... “Now, that’s not so clear.” ... German Vargas Lleras (7 percent) and former Vice President Humberto de la Calle (2 percent). ——— ... ——— ... .

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Colombia's presidential election could signal end of peace pact with former FARC rebels, analysts say

Sacramento Bee 27 May 2018

Two diametrically opposed candidates are likely to proceed to the second round. right-wing Sen ... Also running are former Medellin Mayor Sergio Fajardo; former senator and Cabinet minister German Vargas Lleras, and former vice president and peace negotiator Humberto de la Calle ... .

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Colombia’s presidential election could signal end of peace pact with former FARC rebels, analysts say

Post-Bulletin 27 May 2018

Surveys indicate that none of the five presidential candidates is strong enough to garner the 50 percent plus one votes needed to avoid a June runoff ... right-wing Sen ... Also running are former Medellin Mayor Sergio Fajardo; former senator and Cabinet minister German Vargas Lleras, and former vice president and peace negotiator Humberto de la Calle ... ———.

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‘God save us from becoming Venezuela’; Colombians to vote in bitter presidential race

Post-Bulletin 26 May 2018

Behind him is former senator and Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, the standard bearer of Colombia’s left; Sergio Fajardo, the former mayor of Medellin, and German Vargas Lleras, who served as vice president to current President Juan Manuel Santos until last year ... And Vargas Lleras, ...

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'God save us from becoming Venezuela:' Colombians to vote in bitter presidential race

Stars and Stripes 26 May 2018

Behind him is former senator and Bogota mayor Gustavo Petro, the standard bearer of Colombia's left; Sergio Fajardo, the former mayor of Medellin, and German Vargas Lleras, who served as vice president to current President Juan Manuel Santos until last year ... And Vargas Lleras, ...

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New problems, old fears ahead of Colombia's presidential election

ABC7 26 May 2018

Colombians are heading to the polls to elect a new president Sunday, and entrenched polarization on how to handle the country's fragile peace process and growing refugee crisis is front and center ... The stakes ... Among the most controversial points of the agreement ... GERMAN VARGAS LLERAS - Lleras served as vice president in Santos' government ... .

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Right-winger Duque keeps lead in poll for Colombia election

This is Money 18 May 2018

Centrist Sergio Fajardo was third with 14 percent and support for center-right German Vargas Lleras was 6 percent.

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TABLE-Right-winger Duque leads polling for Colombia elections -survey

This is Money 11 Apr 2018

Support for center-right German Vargas Lleras rose to 10.7 percent ... German Vargas 6 6.3 6 6 10.7 Lleras Margin of error 2.8 3.0 3.4 3.4 4.5 (Reporting by Bogota newsroom; writing by Alexandra Ulmer, editing by G Crosse).

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Right-wing Duque leads polling for Colombia elections -survey

This is Money 04 Apr 2018

Centrist Sergio Fajardo came third with 17 percent, up 4 points from the previous poll, and support for center-right German Vargas Lleras held steady at 6 percent.

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Colombia Peso Rallies After Duque's Strong Results in Presidential Primary

Voa News 13 Mar 2018

Voters also elected a new congress ... Also running for president are Sergio Fajardo, a former mayor of Medellin, and ex-vice president German Vargas Lleras ... Duque and Vargas Lleras, from the Radical Change party, have strong party machines behind them and can count on backing in Congress if they win ... ambassador Juan Carlos Pinzon. .