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Significance
Congressional elections held the same day have delivered a split Congress that will make for a frustrating presidency. Significant and urgent reforms in areas such as pensions, labour and tax are unlikely to pass over the coming four-year term.
Impacts
Oscar Ivan Zuluaga’s endorsement reinforces Federico Gutierrez's uncomfortable position of association with the current government.
Fraud claims by losing candidates may trigger legal contests over some congressional seats but will not significantly alter power balances.
The party of the former FARC (Comunes), having taken only 31,000 votes, will probably disappear after the coming legislative term.
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