In blocking Alvaro Uribe’s second re-election referendum, the Constitutional Court showed the strength of Colombia’s democratic institutions, but democracy in the country is weaker than it seems.
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Perspective Pablo Rojas
The Colombiamerican
Colombia’s illegitimate Congress
As the congressional elections draw near, it is already clear that they will be riddled with fraud and corruption. The next generation of Colombian leaders will likely include more than a handful of crooks and criminals.
Colombia: A great place to do business
The local media’s coverage of a recent World Bank report on doing business in Colombia was misleading. On the whole, doing business in most Colombian cities is remarkably easy and the country is a global leader in implementing business-friendly reforms.
Uribe’s miserable start to a crucial election year
Just months before the presidential election, President Uribe is facing political pressure from the judiciary, from the universities, from abroad and, for the first time in recent memory, from the Colombian people.
Colombia in denial about errors of paramilitary demobilization
This week’s Human Rights Watch report on Colombia's neo-paramilitary violence revealed the weaknesses of the government's AUC demobilization program. Unfortunately, those in power remain in denial about their mistakes.
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