Colombia’s constitutional court approves plebiscite for peace talks
Colombia’s constitutional court on Monday approved a plebiscite in which the Colombian people can vote for or against a peace deal with leftist FARC rebels. The ruling is a major…
Colombia’s constitutional court on Monday approved a plebiscite in which the Colombian people can vote for or against a peace deal with leftist FARC rebels. The ruling is a major…
A peace deal being negotiated with FARC rebels will ultimately be determined by a referendum previously mooted by the Colombian government, the official leading negotiations with the insurgents said Monday.…
A comfortable majority of urban Colombians will vote in favor of a peace deal currently being negotiated with their country’s largest rebel group, the FARC, according to a poll. Pollster Cifras…
Colombia’s FARC rebels said that if Colombians disapprove of a pending peace agreement, the guerrillas will not return to war, but return to the negotiations table. The Colombians will be asked for…
A citizens’ campaign for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum to endorse a peace pact with leftist FARC guerrillas sparked controversy Thursday because the demonstrators gathered around the statues of…
Colombia’s Prosecutor General asked the Constitutional Court on Thursday to nullify a recently approved plebiscite that would give Colombians a vote on a pending peace deal between the government and left wing FARC guerrillas.
Colombia’s Congress on Monday approved a government-supported bill that seeks popular ratification of a pending peace deal with FARC rebels through a plebiscite.
Colombia’s House of Representatives on Thursday agreed to hold a plebiscite to seek popular approval of a peace deal with rebel group FARC if one is reached.
Three years after the peace talks with the FARC began, President Juan Manuel Santos implied that he would have to resign if the Colombian people reject an eventual peace deal.