Weekly Report - 30 August 2012 (WR-12-34)

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed the rumours that have been circulating in Bogotá for weeks now. His government will seek a peace accord with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc), and indeed the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) if it wants to join talks. It is a bold move which will either make or break Santos politically. If he pulls it off, Santos will be able to stand for re-election in 2014 with the prospect of coasting to victory. If it turns into anything resembling the Caguán fiasco it will strengthen the opposition coalesced around his predecessor Alvaro Uribe (2002-2010), who has already gone on the attack.

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