Editing President of Colombia (section)

===Commander-in-chief===
One of the most important executive powers is the role of the president as [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[Military Forces of Colombia|Colombian Military Forces]]. The power to declare war is constitutionally vested in Congress, but the president has ultimate responsibility for the direction and disposition of the [[armed forces]]. The exact degree of authority that the Constitution grants to the president as [[commander in chief]] has been ratified in article 189<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.constitucioncolombia.com/titulo-7/capitulo-1/articulo-189|title=Artículo 189|access-date=April 17, 2023|date=August 7, 1991|website=[[Constitution of Colombia]]}}</ref> of the [[Constitution of Colombia|Constitution]], where it is described that the president has the function of directing the public force and disposing of it as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. of the Republic.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.senalcolombia.tv/general/presidente-jefe-fuerzas-militares|title=¿Por qué el Presidente es el jefe de las Fuerzas Armadas?|access-date=April 14, 2023|date=April 27, 2022|last=Jáuregui Sarmiento|first=David|newspaper=señalcolombia.tv}}</ref>