Colombia’s Constitutional Court appointed magistrate Humberto Sierra Porto study the bill that calls for a referendum on President Alvaro Uribe’s possibility to run for president again in 2010. The decision…
Lawmakers of coalition party Cambio Radical threaten to leave the party if party president German Vargas Lleras does not give them money, Vargas Lleras confirmed Monday. Vargas Lleras, confirmed that…
President Alvaro Uribe’s most loyal supporter in Congress, Partido De La U, wants coalition partners to help pick an alternative candidate to the current president in case Uribe is not…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe on Tuesday ratified the bill that calls for a referendum about whether he should be allowed to run for a third term in 2010, despite threats…
Colombian opposition party Polo Democratico says it will sue President Alvaro Uribe if he decrees a bill allowing his possible 2010 re-election bid. House Representative German Reyes says he will…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court does not rule out the possibility that the re-election referendum could go through a shortened review procedure as time for the popular vote is running out. Court…
The legal secretary of Colombia’s presidential palace announced that the challenge brought by the Polo Democratico against President Alvaro Uribe is inappropriate and will therefore not be taken into account…
Colombian opposition party Polo Democratico challenges President Uribe’s right to sanction the pending referendum legislation since he is both judge and party. Polo Representative German Reyes cited Law 734 as…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will not announce his 2010 aspirations until after the referendum that will allow him to run for a third consecutive term, Interior Minister Fabio Valencia said…