Weekly Report - 18 May 2004

COLOMBIA: Ripples spread as reelection advances

Andean 18 May 2004 Modified: 18 May 2004 306 views

One thing that President Alvaro Uribe was unable to achieve, as he had wanted via his mega-referendum, he now appears about to get from a surprisingly pliant congress. The senate has just rushed through the approval of a draft constitutional amendment allowing presidential re-election for successive terms.

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