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Colombian President Alvaro Uribe writes a ballot before he votes during the presidential election in Bogota, captial of Colombia, May 28, 2006. Uribe was re-elected in a landslide Sunday in Colombia's presidential election as he scored over 60 percent of the vote with 85 percent of ballots counted. (Xinhua Photo)

    BOGOTA, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Sunday won a landslide victory in Colombia's presidential election.

    According to an almost complete count of the ballots, conservative Uribe, scoring more than 62 percent of the vote, had a lead with 40 percentage points over the closest of his five rivals, leftist Senator Carlos Gaviria, who recognized "the victory of President Uribe" during an interview with local radio at his campaign headquarters.

    A lawyer and landowner, Uribe, 53, pledged in the presidential campaign to continue his battle against political violence, crime and drug trafficking in Colombia.

    Analyst attributed Uribe's success to his stepped-up offensive against the leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which sustained its insurgency by cocaine trade, and to reaching a pact that demobilized right-wing paramilitary fighters.

    During the election, Uribe ordered unprecedented security measures for the vote. Troops and police were deployed across the nation to protect the 26.7 million eligible voters.

    Authorities on Sunday reported a few incidents. Five guerrillas blew themselves up while preparing to carry out explosives attacks in areas where both the FARC and the smaller National Liberation Army (ELN) have a presence. Enditem

Voters cast ballots during the presidential election in Bogota, captial of Colombia, May 28, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)