Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe is awaiting a ruling by a Colombian court this week on whether a law may be passed that allows re-election of the president. However, he will have to wait for the passage of a proposed Election Guarantees Law in May that will finally determine his eligibility. (Reuters)
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Uribe may yet be barred from re-election
Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe is awaiting a ruling by a Colombian court this week on whether a law may be passed that allows re-election of the president. However, he will have to wait for the passage of a proposed Election Guarantees Law in May that will finally determine his eligibility. (Reuters)
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According to the article, Uribe could still be allowed to run in 2010 if he's barred to do so next year. (A possible Grover Cleveland a la Latinoamerica!)
well it's now official- the Colombian Supreme Court ruled in favor of reelection: http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/proy_2005/
reeleccion/noticias_reeleccion/2005-
10-05/ARTICULO-WEB-INTERNA_SECCION_
PROY_2005-2573712.html
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