I feel obliged to continue in politics: Uribe

I feel obliged to continue in politics: Uribe
posted by Marcus Sales
Sep 15, 2013

Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe has stressed his desire to continue in politics, local media reported Sunday.

Uribe’s political party, the Democratic Center, in August released the names of 31 candidates for the 2014 Congressional elections, with the former head of state at the top of the list.

“I feel obliged to do politics in a country that has been very generous to me and elected me President twice,” explained Uribe. “I think I have the obligation to continue whilst I have the energy.”

But the former head of state has faced fresh allegations of ties to paramilitary groups this month, calling his political future into question. Indeed, a Medellin judge called on the Supreme Court to formally charge Uribe for such ties.

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http://colombiareports.co/feel-obliged-continue-politics-uribe/