Colombia limits presidents to single term
Colombia's Congress has voted to bar presidents from seeking re-election, a move backed by President Juan Manuel Santos that undoes a law passed by his predecessor and rival Alvaro Uribe.
The move reinstates the presidential term limit in place before 2005, when Colombia adopted a constitutional reform backed by Uribe that enabled him to seek a second four-year term the following year.
Santos, an Uribe protege who broke with his one-time mentor after succeeding him in 2010, was himself re-elected last year but vowed to do away with the practice.
The new measure, adopted Wednesday night as part of a broader package of government reforms, was approved over objections from the opposition Democratic Center party led by Uribe, who is today a senator.
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