Senate chief of Colombia’s Conservative Party linked to paramilitaries
Senator Efrain Cepeda, the Senate Chief of Colombia’s Conservative Party, has been accused...
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Colombia’s Senate president decries Petro’s “unprecedented attack” on Congress
Colombia’s Senate President decried the President Gustavo Petro’s “unprecedented...
Hope for victim seats in Colombia’s Congress revived after court upholds war crimes tribunal
A court decision to overturn the Senate president’s decision to reject a vote upholding the...
Colombia’s conservatives propose former VP as coalition presidential candidate
A leading senator of Colombia’s Conservative Party said his party will not put forth a...
Conservative Party faction wishes to join Colombia’s Santos coalition in congress
The Conservative Party announced its intention to join the National Unity coalition supporting...
Colombia govt proposal to decriminalize drugs causes congress objections
The Colombian justice minister’s announcement on Tuesday that the government intends to decriminalize small amounts of methamphetamines and ecstasy, caused objections from members of Colombia’s congress, local media...
Marta Lucia Ramirez announces 2014 presidential candidacy
Colombia’s former defense minister, Marta Lucia Ramirez, on Wednesday announced she will run for president in 2014 as a member of the Conservative Party. PROFILE: Marta Lucia Ramirez In a letter addressed to Conservative...
Colombian senator questions unity of FARC
There is evidence that factions of guerrilla group FARC in the country’s south are not willing to participate in the peace process, according to a Colombian senator. Conservative senator Carlos Ramiro Chavarro believed elements...
Colombia’s Conservative Party wants more representation in govt
Colombia’s Conservative Party called on President Juan Manuel Santos for more representation in national government after the recent resignation of three party members. “Given our representation has been falling in...
Parts of Colombia in ‘security crisis’: Conservatives
Colombia’s Conservative Party on Tuesday admitted that parts of the country are suffering what a leading newspaper has called a security crisis, caused by an increase in FARC attacks and the growing strength of right-wing...
