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)
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!)
ReplyDeletewell it's now official- the Colombian Supreme Court ruled in favor of reelection: http://eltiempo.terra.com.co/proy_2005/
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