
The peace process in Colombia has taken another step forward. On Oct. 11, Colombia's Supreme Court ruled that any Congress-approved legislation related to the peace agreement between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) couldn't be amended for the next 12 years. The ruling will prevent the next three Colombian presidents from changing approved parts of the peace agreement, meaning that even if a candidate from the opposition Democratic Center party, which strongly opposes the FARC peace deal, wins the 2018 presidential election, the deal will stand. But the deal in its entirety isn't completely clear yet. Parts of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' increasingly fragmented ruling coalition oppose the agreement and are holding up the remaining legislation related to it. In fact, one of the leading presidential candidates, former Vice President German Vargas Lleras, is among those in opposition.