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How he handles the street turmoil may now play a big part in whether he seeks a second term next year.Santos is already under pressure after taking a political gamble to open peace talks in Cuba with Marxist guerrillas of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Santos' government has said the rebels infiltrated the protests in an attempt to create disorder and put pressure on Santos at the negotiating table to get what they want.While Colombians are desperate to see an end to five decades of conflict, many are losing patience after almost 10 months of difficult talks that have brought just partial agreement on one of five agenda points. "He should have met the farmers from the first day,[url=http://www.moncler-sale.org]moncler on sale[/url], dialogue was necessary," said Pedro Pablo Pardo, a 38-year old security guard in Bogota who believes the FARC is behind the violence. "Farmers don't smash business windows and hurl stones."The FARC has increased its political sway in many rural areas since the peace talks kicked off in Havana in November, offering its backing to rural and labor movements. Farm leaders on Friday rejected the violence and said they had reached partial agreement with the government which would allow them to lift roadblocks.Thousands of farmers and state workers marched through Bogota and other cities on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged after 11 days of blocking roads across the nation to prevent trucks reaching markets. The protesters were mostly peaceful with many dressed in typical farmer attire of woolen ponchos and brimmed hats. Then hundreds of masked activists rushed Bogota's main square and pelted shop and bank windows with rocks, smashed bus stops and clashed with riot police who fired tear gas to disperse them.Santos had tried to ease tension earlier on Thursday, acknowledging that the agriculture sector had been "abandoned." But he called for peaceful dissent while talks about possible solutions continued.The military will deliver food supplies by air and road to cities that are running low because of the roadblocks, Santos said. Food prices have shot up in some places due to shortages.The demonstrations are the second wave of national strikes this year against agricultural and economic policies. "This is getting totally out of control. This was purely rural and now it has shifted to an urban problem," said Alfredo Rangel, a security analyst. 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