Santos proposes ‘mini-Congress’ to amend Colombia ‘s constitution after FARC deal
Santos proposes ‘mini-Congress’ to amend Colombia ‘s constitution after FARC deal
Posted by Adriaan Alsema on Aug 13, 2015
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has proposed a “mini-Congress” to more swiftly approve possible amendments to the constitution coming out of peace talks with leftist rebel group FARC.
Santos first mentioned his “congresito” idea in an interview with weekly Semana on Sunday, explaining its purpose would be to accelerate the ratification and implementation of constitutional amendments as agreed with the FARC.
The proposed mini-congress would have the faculty to approve the made deals with the FARC, Santos originally wanted to have approved through a referendum.
The FARC have consistently asked to organize a National Constituent Assembly that would ratify the peace deal and the implied amendments of the 1991 constitution.
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http://colombiareports.com/santos-proposes-mini-congress-to-amend-constitution-after-possible-farc-deal/
