Santos hints new Colombia peace deal will be ratified by Congress, not through referendum
Santos hints new Colombia peace deal will be ratified by Congress, not through referendum
written by Adriaan Alsema November 2, 2016
Colombia President Juan Manuel Santos hinted Wednesday that a newly negotiated peace deal with the FARC would be ratified by Congress and not through a referendum.
While meeting with business leaders in London, where the Colombian president is on a four-day state visit, Santos said “I will have the power to implement it through Congress.”
Santos earlier said that a second referendum to ratify the peace deal and allow the resumption of the peace process with the FARC.
The constitutional court ruling that set the rules for the ratification and the consequent implementation of the peace deal said the president could present an alternative version of the peace deal to congress in the event the people rejected the original deal.
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