posted 30 October 2003 07:59 PM
Fascinating. In a country noted for electing right-wing governments amid a civil war that has left a third of the country under the effective control of a leftist insurgency group, a left-wing mayor wins in the capital of Colombia.
A good sign? I don't know.
quote:BOGOTÁ, COLOMBIA – Colombia has a new political star who just might outshine popular President Alvaro Uribe.
Last weekend, Luis Eduardo Garzon, a salsa-dancing former communist who likes to be called simply "Lucho," was elected mayor of this wartorn nation's capital. His success was historic: It is the first time a leftist politician has won Bogotá's top post, and the mayor-elect garnered the highest number of votes in the city's history.
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posted 30 October 2003 08:56 PM
Hope he doesn't get assassinated (no, I'm not being facetious )
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