Uribe, Santos and their allies clash again less than a month before the first round: what did they say?

Less than a month before the first presidential round, the fight between former presidents Álvaro Uribe and Juan Manuel Santos ignited. There were also comments from some of their associates...

Uribe, Santos and their allies clash again less than a month before the first round: what did they say?

TL;DR

  • Álvaro Uribe accused Juan Manuel Santos of rejecting a national agreement after the 2016 peace referendum.
  • Santos and former officials refuted Uribe's claim, stating that meetings took place and 58 points of the peace agreement were modified.
  • The Centro Democrático accused Santos of lying about inviting Uribe for discussions and suggested the Santos government did not permit an agreement.
  • Gabriel Vallejo, director of the Centro Democrático, accused Santos of breaking his word after the referendum and suggested he was 'Colombian Official Number 3' in the Odebrecht corruption case, which Santos has denied.
  • The political conflict affects the current presidential campaign, particularly by creating tensions within the Centro Democrático regarding alliances with sectors of santismo.

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