Colombian presidential candidate slams Santos' peace efforts


  • World
  • Saturday, 09 Nov 2013

Colombia's Finance Minister Oscar Ivan Zuluaga speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota May 4, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Miguel Gomez

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Marxist FARC rebel leaders should be in a Colombian prison rather than negotiating peace with the government in Cuba, and no "terrorist" should ever be allowed into politics, opposition presidential candidate Oscar Ivan Zuluaga said on Friday.

The aspirant for Colombia's May 2014 presidential race is gearing up his campaign with a string of attacks on President Juan Manuel Santos' effort to end 50 years of civil war, including this week's accord to let the rebels enter politics.

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