Uribe to promote ‘no’ rather than abstention in peace vote: Senators
Uribe to promote ‘no’ rather than abstention in peace vote: Senators
written by Adriaan Alsema July 27, 2016
Colombia’s conservative opposition, led by former President Alvaro Uribe, will promote a “No” vote in an upcoming plebiscite to ratify a pending peace deal with the FARC, senators of his party said Tuesday.
The Democratic Center (CD), the only political party in Colombia opposing the deal has been deliberating for weeks what its most viable option is to oppose the ratification of a deal with the FARC.
The Colombian people will ask to vote either “Yes” or “No” to the deal that has been negotiated by the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos for more than four years.
The Constitutional Court last week ruled that the winning vote only needs to obtain the approval of a minimum of 13% of the electorate amid fears that traditionally low turnouts in elections could render the plebiscite invalid.
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http://colombiareports.com/uribe-promote-no-rather-abstention-peace-vote-senators/
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10141533310
