Colombia’s Comptroller General says he will investigate allegation of bribery to secure the Senate approval of a referendum needed to re-elect President Alvaro Uribe. Comptroller Julio Cesar Turbay Quintero said…
Colombia’s House of Representatives suspended the vote on the referendum on the re-election of President Alvaro Uribe late Tuesday after more than half of the lawmakers declared themselves impeded to…
Colombia’s House of Representatives is debating the approval of a referendum on whether President Alvaro Uribe is allowed to seek a third consecutive term. A majority of the House declared…
A bill calling for a referendum on allowing the 2010 re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will obtain a majority of votes in the House of Representatives Tuesday because of…
Eight Representatives of the House withdrew and two called in sick for Tuesday’s vote on the referendum needed to allow President Alvaro Uribe a third term in 2010, the House…
Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will not change the shortlist of Prosecutor General candidates despite criticism of his nominees’ qualities and an apparent reluctance of the Supreme Court to elect one…
Colombia’s finance minister Monday denied Monday the Uribe administration is using government funds to secure the Congressional approval of referendum needed to re-elect the President. Inspector General Alejandro Ordoñez said…
Colombia’s Inspector General’s Office will investigate accusations the government is pressuring and bribing Congressmen to assure the approval of the referendum needed for the re-election of President Alvaro Uribe. Inspector…
Colombia’s former Defense Minister and current presidential candidate Rafael Pardo claims the government is using more than US$110 million from public security funds to buy votes for the referendum needed…