Newly formed Broad Front for Peace pushes Colombian left to ‘vote for peace, not Santos’

Newly formed Broad Front for Peace pushes Colombian left to ‘vote for peace, not Santos’
Jun 6, 2014 posted by Steven Cohen

Social activists and leftist politicians announced Thursday the formation of the “Broad Front for Peace” in support of President Juan Manuel Santos’s ongoing peace talks with the FARC rebel group, Colombia’s largest.

The alliance was put together to encourage the Colombian left to vote for Santos in upcoming second-round presidential run-off elections, which are expected to hinge on the issue of the peace talks.

“We feel it is necessary to make this call for all Colombians to vote for peace in the (June 15) elections,” said longtime opposition Congressman and current Senator-elect Ivan Cepeda, in an interview with Colombia Reports.

By way of explaining his support for a president he has often vocally criticized, Cepeda said, “This is a conscious and calculated decision. The fact is that Santos has done more than any president in the history of the armed conflict to bring peace to Colombia.”

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http://colombiareports.co/leftist-parties-social-organizations-form-broad-front-peace-supporting-santos/