Although Uribe is now technically a “lame duck” president, he does retain considerable influence, and is trying hard to keep the issue of internal security – the central focus of his presidency – at the heart of the electoral battle. He has also sought to benefit from ratcheting up tensions with neighboring Venezuela, and counts on his dauphin, former Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos, to unite the country’s right-wing forces in order to ensure continuity with his policies.
尽管如今的乌里韦从技术上讲已成“瘸鸭”总统，但仍然拥有巨大的影响力，他正在竭尽全力使其作为总统任期核心的国内安全问题成为总统选举中的核心问题。 他还力图与邻国委内瑞拉激化矛盾，希望借此来浑水摸鱼。他寄希望于自己选定的继承人前国防部长胡安·曼努埃尔·桑托斯联合国内的右翼势力，以确保他的政策能够继续实施。