Colombia’s congress told to “work, you bums!”
A group of activists want to remove at least 30 lawmakers from Colombia’s congress for their excessive absence at sessions. The newly formed collective “work you bums!” (#TrabajenVagos) found that…
A group of activists want to remove at least 30 lawmakers from Colombia’s congress for their excessive absence at sessions. The newly formed collective “work you bums!” (#TrabajenVagos) found that…
FARC victims and military war criminals confronted the Colombia’s government about President Ivan Duque’s controversial decision to delay ratification of the country’s war crimes tribunal during a debate in Congress.…
Colombia’s former VP, German Vargas, can virtually halt President Ivan Duque administration and crush his party in upcoming local elections.
President Ivan Duque’s refusal to sign off on Colombia’s war crimes tribunal could end up in a major humiliation as the majority of Congress appears poised to dismiss his objections. The…
Colombia’s government clashed with Congress on Thursday when senators refused to debate President Ivan Duque’s four-year development plan that must be approved before Saturday. The National Development Plan (NDP) defines…
After a generous three-month Christmas recess, Colombia’s congressmen return to work to debate the government’s controversial development proposals and its refusal to sign off on a war crimes tribunal. Despite…
A debate in Colombia’s senate about President Ivan Duque’s controversial decision to return a bill defining the powers of the country’s war crimes tribunal to Congress descended into chaos on…
There is major opposition in Colombia’s congress largely to a possible military intervention in Venezuela, but the legislative branch is excluded from any decision-making until it returns from Christmas recess…
Despite President Ivan Duque’s efforts to increase congressional support for his hard-right administration, the majority of Congress wants nothing to do with him. For a week, Duque tried to hold…