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How dirty politicians seek to maintain political control through Colombias elections
written by Adriaan Alsema December 13, 2017
Family members and political clients of convicted and investigated politicians hope to win a seat in Colombia’s congress after elections in March.
Virtually all the country’s political parties have proposed candidates for the 2018 elections with ties to incarcerated former congressmen, according to the lists released by electoral authorities.
Newspaper El Tiempo counted 23 family members and political clients of jailed or imprisoned electoral barons, not counting the FARC that was in an armed conflict with the State until last year.
The son of former Guajira Governor Juan Francisco “Kiko” Gomez will be a candidate for the Senate on behalf of the political group he founded and led by his father, despite the fact he is paying a 55-year prison sentence for three homicides.
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More:
https://colombiareports.com/dirty-politicians-seek-maintain-political-control-colombias-elections/