The nationwide protests against the government of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe come as no surprise to commentators in some of the country’s leading newspapers. Papers from across the political spectrum publish opinion pieces highly critical of the president, who was swept into power in May 2002 as the first presidential candidate to win a first-round election victory. Writing in the leading daily El Tiempo, Daniel Samper Pizano condemns what he sees as the high level of corruption in the country, which he believes has rebounded on Mr Uribe. Full Story
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