Colombian lawmakers voted Tuesday to call a referendum on whether the conservative US ally should be allowed to seek a third straight term.
Colombian lawmakers voted Tuesday to call a referendum on whether conservative President Álvaro Uribe – a key US ally in a region now dominated by leftist leaders – should be allowed to seek a third straight term in office.
With 85 votes – the measure needed 84 to pass – the lower house of the Congress gave the green light to the referendum which, if approved, would allow Mr. Uribe to run in the May 2010 presidential elections.
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