It's a close relation. In the regions, where they had the votes, they are regions in which they were the only ones who could campaign.

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Once the incident became public Uribe needed to take this step in order to combat charges that he and his allies are linked with the paramilitaries.

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In many areas they have enormous economic power through [legitimate] businesses they control, which means they have jobs to offer voters and cash to offer candidates.

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