holy shit, Green party candidate has a real shot in Colombia

[Enrique]

I wasn't even paying attention to this, I had this idea that Uribe was so popular that his successor would be a shoo-in.

http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINN2622230820100427

BOGOTA, April 26 (Reuters) - Independent candidate Antanas Mockus leads the race for Colombia's May presidential election with 38 percent of intended votes versus 29 percent for former defense minister Juan Manuel Santos, a poll said on Monday.

Mockus, a two-time Bogota mayor who is attracting votes with his campaign for clean government, has made a surprise jump in the race to succeed President Alvaro Uribe, a conservative U.S. ally popular for his tough line against rebels and his pro-business approach to investment.

Neither of the leading candidates has enough votes to win outright on May 30, but in a second round in June, Mockus would win 50 percent of the votes against 37 percent for Santos, according to the poll by Ipsos Napoleon Franco.

Candidates must secure more than 50 percent of the votes to win in the first round.

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