Court Allows Second Term for Presidents
From Times Wire Reports
Colombia’s highest court approved a law allowing presidents to run for second terms. But President Alvaro Uribe, 53, must wait for a verdict on a second law before he can run.
That measure would establish rules to ensure that incumbents seeking second terms don’t abuse their power for electoral gain.
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