It was the political announcement that shocked Colombia: the most influential figure in national politics, Alvaro Uribe, former president (2002-2010) and main leader of the right-wing Centro Democrático (CD), had decided to abandon his senate seat in order to fight off a court case being brought against him by the supreme court. But just over a week after the announcement [WR-18-29], and with observers still trying to calculate the effects that Uribe’s withdrawal from frontline politics could have, the political grandee has decided to backtrack. The reasons behind the U-turn are not clear but everything suggests that Uribe is determined to retain influence on the incoming CD government due to take office on 7 August. End of preview - This article contains approximately 768 words.
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