Santos invites Vargas Lleras to join coalition

Juan Manuel Santos

Santos said.

prior to Colombia’s first round presidential elections that he would vote for Santos, if he did not make it to the second round.

Santos made the invitation in spite of strong opposition from some of his fellow party members, saying that the failed candidate is “welcome because he is a great Colombian.”

Colombians will head to the poll June 20 to elect their next president in a second round election runoff between Santos and Green Party candidate .

In last Sunday’s first round election Santos received 46.56% of the vote

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