He was scheduled to discuss pensions and the closing of Asofundos. Instead, the president spoke about politics.
gustavo petro closing speech at the Asofondos congress in Cartagena did not go like he had planned. Instead of talking about pensions, he ended up talking about politics and how. Gustavo Petro was criticized for making use of his position as a weapon against the army. He also criticized the fact his dual status as an opponent and a congressman.
When Duvalier Sanchez was the Valle del Cauca representative elected by the Green Alliance party to the Chamber was interrupted by him to ask what he was doing following the sound of General Eduardo Zappeiro’s comments against the presidential candidate Gustavo Petro , he had just started the greetings.
https://fkwiki.win/wiki/Post:Hard_cross_between_Gustavo_Petro_General_Zapateiro . of the Constitution prohibits the military from being involved in any political scenario and from taking sides or engaging in the democratic discussion that exists.” The whole country is in chaos. gustavo petro declared that it was a critical moment for General Zapateiro’s actions. Sanchez held up his phone to broadcast what was happening on Facebook.
The president was caught in the middle of all the chaos The president reacted by defending Zapateiro with force. Zapateiro and said that if anyone made allegations against public officials, force , they must go to justice.
Petro’s double role today as a Congressman, Head of the Opposition as well as an aspiring presidential candidate was also attacked further by the President Duque.
“Who is accusing you? What senator? I have resigned from Congress when I won the popular vote to be able to voice my opinion freely as a candidate and not use a double hat and a double hat (…) to make use of the seat to attack, and then, when institutions react, portray themselves as victims since that’s not democratic as well,” the president said.
Sanchez attempted to follow the controversy however Sanchez was disqualified by the president, who demanded that Sanchez observe the rules.
What happened when Petro and Zapateiro fight?
Petro published the following message through his social media channels on the 20th of April. “While soldiers are murdered by Gulf Clan, some generals are on clan’s payroll. The drug traffickers are the ones who appear like the leaders have been corrupted,” the presidential candidate wrote.
On Friday, Zapateiro reacted the same way. “Senator,” Zapateiro made the same comment in the same manner: “Senator,” don’t make use of your investiture (parliamentary immunity) to try to politicize the death of our soldiers. Instead, you should take the responsibility of a citizen by filing a legitimate complaint to the Prosecutor of the facts you mention, whoever you are.”