Today in Latin America Top Story – Colombia’s Constitutional Court will review a deal to allow U.S. military personnel greater access to seven military bases located throughout the country, according to Colombian daily El Tiempo. The agreement was authorized by the Uribe administration last October and the U.S. expects it to take effect in May, [...]
Colombia’s Constitutional Court rejected a referendum on Friday that would have permitted the current government to hold a plebiscite asking voter approval to remove the barrier to immediate re-election of the president. The measure was defeated by a vote of seven to two, with the Court arguing that the re-election referendum violated numerous procedural requirements. [...]
UPDATE — The Colombian press reported this afternoon that the re-election referendum officially failed to pass, by a vote of seven to two, consistent with this morning’s rumors. In a long-awaited decision, Colombia’s Constitutional Court looks like it will announce today that current President Álvaro Uribe will not be eligible for re-election this year. At [...]
