On the afternoon of this March 18, the president of the Senate, Iván Name, attacked President Gustavo Petro.
He asked the president to bring to Congress the constituent’s proposal, which Petro raised from Cali
Mane, quite angry and uncomfortable with the situation, said that “Those who believe that they are going to demolish the republic and democracy are wrong.”
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These words were said by Ivan, in a strong speech before the plenary session of the Senate.
In addition, he challenged Gustavo Petro to take the constituent’s proposal to the legislative body.
“Bring here, Mr. President, the law that would convene a constituent assembly, as is the constitutional mandate, do not invent paths that we do not accept, do not debase Colombian democracy, you received a mandate from it and you must respect it and not debase it,” he pointed out. , Ivan Name.
He also said that President Petro cannot de facto call a constituent assembly, because that affects democratically constituted institutions.
“You cannot make a call through de facto and proselytizing because the campaign for 2026 has already started and that is also inconvenient for a democracy to have a president campaigning,” adds the senator.
On the other hand, he made it clear to Petro that Congress has already studied the reforms
“Now a wreath of flowers comes to hang on you, in a crazy report, the formula as you speak to the country. This Congress has studied the reforms, but to claim that it is a repository of wisdom is contrary to intelligence. “You thought you had the magic formula to tell Congress what to do.”
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2024-03-18 23:16:24
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