They insisted. (Colombia) (International)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: March 17, 1990 | Copyright information

They insisted

LATIN America's most violent country has done its bit for voter power in the 1990s. In the ruling Liberal party's primary election on March 11th, Colombians voted in convincing numbers for the man they have long told opinion pollsters they want as they next president, thus ignoring the advice of many of their political bosses.

The exit polls and early results suggested that Mr Cesar Gaviria, a middle-of-the-road economist, had won about half the vo...

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