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Weekly Report - 27 May 2010 (WR-10-21)

COLOMBIA: Mockus risks looking leftwards for support

Antanas Mockus surged up the polls to overhaul Juan Manuel Santos, the main Uribista candidate, in the presidential race, but with days to go before the first round on 30 May, the former mayor of Bogotá is already looking ahead to a run-off against Santos on 20 June. There are clear signs that Mockus is concerned that far from pulling away from Santos he has reached a plateau and the gap is in fact closing. He is also aware that the urban bias of the polls might be overstating his support as Santos enjoys strong rural backing. All this led Mockus to make the highly risky move of reaching out to the leader of the left-wing Polo Democrático Alternativo (PDA), Gustavo Petro, as a potential ally in the second round.

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