President Juan Manuel Santos’s re-election sends a “clear message” that Colombia has moved away from hardline militaristic politics, according to the FARC rebel group, the country’s largest.
Colombia’s National Electoral Council (CNE) officially approved the re-election of President Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian media reported on Thursday.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos reassured that contacts with the country’s second largest rebel group, ELN, to initiate a peace process were “on the right track,” Colombian media reported on Thursday.
The president of Colombia’s senate would like to get rid of presidential reelection and see it replaced with a single five year presidential term, local media reported late on Wednesday.
Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has reiterated his support of maintaining a military offensive against Colombia’s largest rebel group, FARC, until a peace treaty is signed, Colombian media reported on…
The Colombian Government passed a law on Wednesday that would protect and guarantee the rights of victims of sexual assault in the Colombian armed conflict, reported local media.
The Green Alliance stated on Wednesday their desire to stay independent of the Santos government, despite many individuals within the party supporting his second round candidacy.
A senator from Colombia’s southwestern state of Nariño demanded that Colombian ex-president Alvaro Uribe retract statements that “terrorism” influenced voters re-elect President Juan Manuel Santos, local media reported on Wednesday.
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday implied in an interview with Spain’s El Pais newspaper that members of rebel group FARC, currently negotiating peace with the government, may not…