Colombians weigh in on social networks
Colombians turned to social networks to voice their unhappiness over the infamous judicial reform approved by Congress last week, forcing the nation’s political class to take a more careful look at these outlets and admit that these discussions may have more weight than they thought. The ingredients, some say, have the makings of our very own Arab Summer: indignation, technologically savvy citizens, media willing to feed the fire, an unpopular president and discredited institutions.
Ideas like a referendum, a constitutional assembly and calling for the removal of congressmen who were in favor of the reform were just some that came up; the most popular one being the constitutional assembly backed by former Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe.
