Colombia’s congressmen make 40 times the country’s minimum wage
Of all four Pacific Alliance countries, Colombia spends most on its congressional representatives, despite the South American country’s low wages.
Of all four Pacific Alliance countries, Colombia spends most on its congressional representatives, despite the South American country’s low wages.
Colombia’s Congress will decide how the country is going to “seal” a possible peace deal with leftist FARC rebels, lawmakers said after meeting with President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has proposed a “mini-Congress” to more swiftly approve possible amendments to the constitution coming out of peace talks with leftist rebel group FARC.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos inaugurated a new legislative year on Monday, calling for unity before a Congress that could arguably not be more divided over ongoing peace talks and…
Confidential documents relating to Colombia’s constitutional court president were distributed among congressmen on Thursday in an apparent attempt to impede the lawmakers from investigating the top judge who is accused of corruption.
Colombia’s Congress on Wednesday agreed to eliminate the possibility of a presidential reelection in the final vote on a far-stretching political reform that seeks to restore the balance of powers.
Former President Alvaro Uribe himself should be held legally responsible for the 2004 bribery of Congress that allowed his 2006 reelection, one of the convicted politicians said.
Colombia’s Conservative party has taken seat in the country’s opposition bench, leaving the coalition of President Juan Manuel Santos who the conservatives say has become increasingly “inept and corrupt.”
After years of refusal and half a year ahead of local elections, Colombian president Juan Manuel Santos has invited a notoriously shady political party to join his coalition.