Reply #3: From a recent interview with LA Times reporter, Chris Kraul, Mockus remarks upon Chavez: [View All]

Q&A: Cerebral candidate is surprise front-runner in Colombia
Former Bogota mayor and Green Party presidential candidate Antanas Mockus discusses his unexpected success, Plan Colombia and what he likes about Hugo Chavez

By Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2010

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You said during an interview you admired Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, which is not the way to win votes in most parts of Colombia. What did you mean?

I said he is a politician who was democratically elected, who was reelected democratically, and who, when he lost a referendum, was capable of recognizing it. A person who accomplishes these three things seemed admirable. But in reality, a better word might have been that I "respected" Chavez.

More:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-colombia-mockus-qa-2-20100517,0,1488849.story

For useful information on why you are likely to see various poll results, please scan this great thread from the Latin America forum, with comments by rabs, and Dreyfus. Dreyfus is Colombian himself, and terrifically well informed, rabs is tremendously well informed and has been an amazing contributor going back years and years to other forums like CNN's old message board megaforum.

The poll results vary depending upon whose poll you're reading. Period.

Latin America forum thread:
rabs (1000+ posts) Mon Apr-05-10 04:00 AM
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Antanas Mockus Šivickas

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=405x33804