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Colombia will be conducting peace talks with the ELN rebel group, and Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said his government will act as a "guarantor" between the two sides.
We need to stop that in order to serve the poor and to end poverty. we shouldn't have poor people in colombia because it is a big and wealthy and rich country. and what about the security situation? people will know you as having been held hostage for six years. is the situation now, are you not saying that that is the number one priority in terms of this election campaign? but is it still right up there? yeah, it's right up. especially because, if we elect rodolfo hernandez, we will avoid a war. actually, the two extremes will bring us to another situation of confrontation and violence. this ...
Guerrilla fighter gustavo petro, here on the left, focusing on the economy and renewable energy. he's expected to go head—to—head with right—wing candidate federico "fico" gutierrez, who's running on an anti—crime platform. but a third candidate, businessman rodolfo hernandez, has seen his popularity surge in the last month. he has the support of ingrid betancourt, a colombian politician who was kidnapped by farc rebels in 2002 and held captive for six years. mrs betancourt was herself a candidate in these elections. my colleague lucy grey has been finding out why she chose to stand do...
All our taxes, the national budget goes into corruption. we need to stop that in order to serve the poor and to end poverty. we shouldn't have poor people in colombia because this is a big and wealthy and rich country. and what about the security situation? people will know you as having been held hostage for six years. is the situation now... you're not saying that that's the number one priority in terms of this election campaign, but is it still right up there? yeah, it's right up. especially because, if we elect rodolfo hernandez, we will avoid a war. actually, the two extremes will bring u...
Who's running on an anti—crime platform. but a third candidate — businessman rodolfo hernandez — has seen his popularity surge in the last month, with multiple polls now putting him neck—and—neck with gutierrez. he has the support of ingrid betancourt — a colombian politician who was kidnapped by farc rebels in 2002 and held captive for six years. mrs betancourt was herself a candidate in these elections. my colleague lucy grey has been finding out why she chose to stand down. i was working on uniting the centre for quite a long time. for two months, actually. and it was difficult ...