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Uribe denounces “foreign meddling” in Colombian elections

FARC is pressin the Colombian government to issue security protocols for hostage release.

President Álvaro Uribe said on Monday that his country can not allow foreign countries to impose a president in Colombia. Uribe said that Colombians “have to choose the candidate they want, the policies they want instead of the policies intended to be imposed from outside,” DPA reported.

The Colombian leader said that his remark “is very important to keep in mind at this time,” as the election of his successor is approaching.

Meanwhile, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos was chosen as presidential candidate of the ruling party for elections to be held next May 03, reported sources of the Social National Unity Party, AFP reported… more

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