Colombia challenges await Santos

Juan Manuel Santos follows in his great-uncle’s footsteps as he becomes president.

Colombia poll

Juan Manuel Santos won 69 per cent of the vote in Colombia’s presidential runoff in June.

He has politics in the blood – his great-uncle was the president of Colombia and his family has a strong influence in the country through El Tiempo newspaper.

Al Jazeera’s Teresa Bo describes Santos’ political career and the challenges facing him.

Source: Al Jazeera