A woman passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

A woman passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.

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  1. Colombian President Álvaro Uribe Vélez addresses the UN General Assembly at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 23, 2009.
  2. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) waits before delivering his remarks at the 64th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2009.
  3. Alvaro Uribe, President of Colombia, arrives at the United Nations Climate Change Summit September 22, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York.
  4. People pass by a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  5. A man passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  6. A woman passes by a graffiti that in Spanish reads 'Don't re-elect the rat that kills' - against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  7. A woman passes near a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  8. A young man passes by a poster against the possible re-election of Colombian President Alvaro Uribe in downtown Bogota on September 17, 2009. Polls show Uribe would have a large lead over potential rivals should he decide to run again in this country of 44 million people. At the beginning of the month, Uribe cleared a major hurdle to serving a third term as lawmakers approved holding a referendum on whether he could run again, though the move must still be endorsed by the Constitutional Court before a referendum can be held.
  9. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) hugs former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar at the presidential palace in Bogota September 14, 2009. Aznar is in Colombia for the launch of his book "Espana Puede Salir de La Crisis" (Spain Can Leave The Crisis).
  10. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) speaks with former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar in Bogota September 14, 2009. Aznar is in Colombia for the launch of his book "Espana Puede Salir de La Crisis" (Spain Can Leave The Crisis).
  11. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (L) shakes hands with the director of the Colombian Farmers Society, Raul Mejia, during an official ceremony at the presidential palace in Bogota September 7, 2009. Colombian President Uribe returned to his work after contracting H1N1 swine flu virus and being treated by doctors on his residence, government said on Monday.
  12. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva pose at the Unasur group summit in Bariloche in this August 28, 2009 file photo. Uribe has contracted the H1N1 swine flu virus and is being treated by doctors, government spokesman Cesar Velasquez told local media on August 30, 2009.
  13. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (L) and his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva talk during a family photo opportunity of the Unasur group summit in Bariloche in this August 28, 2009 file photo. Uribe has contracted the H1N1 swine flu virus and is being treated by doctors, government spokesman Cesar Velasquez told local media on August 30, 2009. Uribe is continuing with his presidential duties while being treated, he said.
  14. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) and Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner arrive for a family photo of the Unasur group summit in Bariloche in this August 28, 2009 file photo. Uribe has contracted the H1N1 swine flu virus and is being treated by doctors, government spokesman Cesar Velasquez told local media on August 30, 2009. Uribe is continuing with his presidential duties while being treated, he said.
  15. Presidents Alvaro Uribe (R) of Colombia and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina arrive for the family photo of the Unasur group summit in Bariloche August 28, 2009. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez is seeking to shore up opposition to a Colombian plan giving U.S. troops more access to its military bases under an accord that has sharply divided South American leaders meeting for a regional summit. The agreement between Washington and its closest Latin American ally has heightened diplomatic tensions and will be the focus of the meeting of South American presidents that starts at this Patagonian lakeside resort on Friday.
  16. Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) embraces his counterpart from Suriname Ronald Venetiaan during the family photo of the Unasur group summit in Bariloche August 28, 2009. Colombian President Hugo Chavez is seeking to shore up opposition to a Colombian plan giving U.S. troops more access to its military bases under an accord that has sharply divided South American leaders meeting for a regional summit. The agreement between Washington and its closest Latin American ally has heightened diplomatic tensions and will be the focus of the meeting of South American presidents that starts at this Patagonian lakeside resort on Friday.

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