Colombia's Uribe Will Step Down

摘要

Colombia's constitutional court ruled on Friday by a seven to two vote against holding a national referendum to remove constitutional term limits and allow President Alvaro Uribe to run for a third term on May 30. Uribe's departure is not expected to have a major impact on the country's oil and gas sector, as all of the main candidates have vowed to maintain the president's popular policy focus on security and foreign investment-driven economic growth (IOD Oct.27,p3).