The president of Colombia’s Constitutional Court announced Wednesday that the court will hold extra sessions to accelerate its analysis of the referendum on whether President Alvaro Uribe can stand for…
Hundreds of Colombian citizens have visited the Constitutional Court in Bogota to sign a petition protesting the re-election referendum designed to secure a third term in office for President Alvaro…
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…