Colombia's Santos slips in poll but still election favourite


  • World
  • Friday, 21 Mar 2014

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos announces the dismissal of the mayor of Bogota Gustavo Petro, in Bogota March 19, 2014. REUTERS/Javier Casella/Colombian Presidency/Handout via Reuters

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Support for Colombia's centre-right President Juan Manuel Santos has slipped in a survey of voters' intentions for May 25 elections, but he remains the clear front runner in a race that will centre on how to end the country's five-decade conflict.

The Gallup poll published on the website of broadcaster Caracol showed Santos would gain 32.5 percent of votes, down 2 percentage points from the previous survey, and leaving him far short of the support needed to avoid a second round of voting.

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