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    Candidates critical of historic peace accord dominate Colombia's election

    by Chris Kraul, Los Angeles Times Mar 12, 2018 3 minutes

    BOGOTA, Colombia - Colombia's fragile peace deal was under pressure after candidates who have vowed to dismantle portions of the historic accord made strong showings in weekend congressional and presidential primary elections.

    Former president and now center-right Sen. Alvaro Uribe won the largest number of votes in his successful re-election bid while his party's presidential candidate, Ivan Duque, crushed other conservative contenders in the primary portion of the voting.

    Both have said the peace deal signed by the government and

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