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Latin American Program in the News: Colombian Presidential Candidate Stumbles Over Campaign Allegations

Cindy Arnson

Latin American Program Director Cynthia J. Arnson is quoted in this article about the Colombian elections.

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The candidacy of Óscar Iván Zuluaga, Colombia's most conservative presidential hopeful, began to resonate with prospective voters barely two weeks ago, with polls showing he could beat President Juan Manuel Santos in elections beginning Sunday....

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Cynthia J. Arnson, Director of the Latin American Program, is quoted in this article about the recent presidential elections in Colombia, which took place on Sunday, May 25, 2014. This article dicusses conservative candidate Óscar Iván Zuluaga, his surge in pre-vote polls, and the recent allegation against his campaign. 

Despite these allegations, on Sunday, Zuluaga beat President Juan Manuel Santos by 29.2 to 25.6 percent of the vote. The two will now face each other in a runoff on June 15, 2014.

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Cindy Arnson

Cynthia J. Arnson

Distinguished Fellow, Latin America Program
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Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more