Colombia govt proposes constitutional reform to implement peace deal
Colombia govt proposes constitutional reform to implement peace deal
Posted by Rose Lander on Sep 17, 2015
Colombia’s government has proposed a constitutional reform to create a legislative commission and grant President Juan Manuel Santos extended powers to implement a possible peace deal with the FARC guerrillas into law.
According to a press release from the Ministry of the Interior on Tuesday, the legislative commission would take effect once a peace agreement has been signed in Havana and once it has been voted on by the Colombian population.
The FARC has insisted that a constituent assembly made up of representatives from all sectors of society would be a preferable way to implement the peace deal.
FARC insist on ‘constituent assembly’ to seal peace deal
Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo announced that such a constituent assembly will not be formed, instead he proposed a bill for the legislative act for peace, saying, “peace in Colombia must necessarily go through Congress.”
More:
http://colombiareports.com/colombia-govt-proposes-forming-special-commission-to-ratify-peace-deal/