The Guardian (World)
independent
Ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers over Colombia’s presidential runoff vote
Colombians will choose on Sunday between two men whose lives have been very differently shaped by the militias, and whose visions for the country are poles apartWhoever wins Sunday’s presidential runoff vote in Colombia, the country’s next leader will have a p
Slant: sympathetic to critical view of paramilitaries; highlights dark history
Agency: active; 'ghost of far-right paramilitaries hovers' casts paramilitaries as agent
Emotive: ghost, hovers, far-right, poles apart, criminal forces, decades-long armed conflict, nearly half a million lives
Presupposes: paramilitaries are a central issue in the election; the candidates' lives are shaped by paramilitaries
Ownership: no clear alignment
Guardian Media Group (Scott Trust)