Colombia picks in the middle of Santos and Zuluaga in spillover

Oscar Zuluaga (left) and Juan Manuel Santos, 9 June 2014 Mr Zuluaga (left) crushed Mr Santos (right) in the first adjust of vote by a slender edge

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Colombians are planning to vote in a spillover race between the occupant president and a preservationist rival.

The crusade has been overwhelmed by dialogs on the continuous peace chats with the liberal Farc dissident gathering.

President Juan Manuel Santos, who dispatched the transactions in November 2012, lost the first adjust of the vote a month ago by a slender edge.

His rival Oscar Ivan Zuluaga says he will force harder conditions with a specific end goal to continue with the discussions.

More than 32 million Colombians are qualified to vote, however the turnout was low in the first adjust at a little more than 40%.

Mr Zuluaga, 55, is a previous bureau serve in Mr Santos' middle right government.

World Cup achievement

Their principle contradiction appears to be on the most proficient method to end a five-decade long clash with the nation's primary dissident gathering, the Farc.

Mr Zuluaga at first said he would haul out of the discussions and help military assaults on the debilitated radical gathering.

That is the line embraced by his coach, previous president Alvaro Uribe, who was chosen congressperson not long from now regardless is a standout amongst the most compelling figures in Colombian governmental issues.

Later in the battle he said he would keep on negotiaing with the Farc gave the radicals revoked military activity throughout the discussions.

Mr Santos, 62, is intending to close arrangements before the year's over.

Juan Manuel Santos throughout Colombia-Greece match Mr Santos praises one of the Colombian objectives in their World Cup triumph against Greece

Oscar Zuluaga (left) and Alvaro Uribe Mr Zuluaga viewed the match with previous president Alvaro Uribe

Government arbitrators and renegade pioneers have held a few rounds of talks in the Cuban capital, Havana.

They have coincided on three purposes of the plan attracted up 2012: area change, future political support and pill trafficking, which is professedly the principle wellspring of pay for the agitators.

Three different focuses stay to be coincided on: the privileges of the victimized people, demilitarization of the agitators and the execution of the understanding.

On the eve of the vote, Colombia ceased to watch the national group in its opening match in the football World Cup.

Both hopefuls were speedy to salute the group on its 3-0 triumph over Greece in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte.

"This win for Colombia has moved us; and tomorrow [sunday], we have to wrap things up by winning the presidency," said Mr Zuluaga.

"How about we go, Colombia. We began things off at the World Cup on the right foot. Also tomorrow [sunday] peace is going to be the victor," said Ms Santos.

Surveys open at 08:00 neighborhood time (13:00 GMT) and close at 16:00 nearby time. Results are normal soon after surveys close, as polls are electronic.