Most importantly, Colombia's transformation will remain fragile as long as it is the work of one man. To be complete, it needs to be institutionalised. There are several plausible successors who would maintain Mr Uribe's security policies. Rather than a plebiscitarian strongman, in the mould of Venezuela's Hugo Chávez or Peru's Alberto Fujimori, Colombia needs strengthened democratic institutions. The greatest service Mr Uribe could do his country is to depart in 2010.

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