Uribe 'could lead U Party in Colombia's senate' .
Uribe 'could lead U Party in Colombia's senate' .
Tuesday, 24 April 2012 15:11
Rosemary Westwood
Former President Alvaro Uribe could lead Colombia's leading coalition U Party in the country's senate, a senator has proposed.
Uribe supporter and U Party senator Juan Carlos Velez floated the possibility to reporters Tuesday, local media reported.
Velez proposed the former president could be re-elected and head the U Party in the senate, returning it to a more conservative character, according to newspaper El Espectador.
That would "strengthen the 'Uribismo' in the senate, which apparently is so diminished," he said, referring to the former president's aggressive stance on guerrilla forces and drug trafficking.
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