The President of the Republic does not need to call a consultation nor a referendum to legalize peace agreements with guerilla groups, since law and constitution empowers him to carry out this process.
Attorney General, Eduardo Montealegre Lynett, stated that the president is empowered by 418 Law and by the constitutional frame for peace and he also emphasized that he disagrees with the fact that the president calls a consultation or a referendum since he is not legally obliged to do so. He also explained that the authenticity of these agreements will be emanated from the Constitutional Court when regulations be reviewed.
The Attorney General, Eduardo Montealegre Lynett, added that the referendum for peace was carried out during last elections when the country decided to reelect president Santos based on a policy for conflict solution. He thinks that Colombian citizens approved a referendum for peace.