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...Officials distinguish between drug trafficking, which mainly threatens the consumer countries, and narcoterrorism inside Colombia, which they are determined to stop. The constant terror bombings and assassinations have led to widespread calls for negotiation with the cartels. But that option has been rejected by both Barco and President-elect Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, who has promised to pursue the war when he takes office in August...
After a violent election campaign left three presidential candidates dead, Colombians gingerly went to the polls last week in the lowest turnout ever. As expected, they elected Cesar Gaviria Trujillo of the ruling Liberal Party as their new leader, with a surprisingly large 47% of the vote...
...Colombia's presidential aspirants. Moving to reduce the carnage, which has claimed three candidates so far, the government last week recommended that the rest cancel any remaining public appearances. All complied, except Social Conservative Party candidate Rodrigo Lloreda Caicedo, who opposes extradition of narcotics criminals. Front runner Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, the Liberal Party candidate, favors continued extradition and no negotiations with the drug rings. He is No. 1 on the Medellin cartel's hit list...
...past fortnight. She is relying on voters' pent-up fury with ten years of Sandinista mismanagement. Inflation last year hovered around 1,700%, unemployment around 25%. Real wages have dropped more than 90% since 1981. "All she has to do is point to the Sandinista record," says Alfredo Cesar, Chamorro's chief adviser. "She doesn't have to convince anyone she's better than Daniel Ortega...
...conducting our campaign like a long-distance runner," says Cesar, "gathering speed as we go along." But unless Chamorro injects some substance into her candidacy, the race may prove not just long distance but long shot...