“Without a doubt, the audio revelations are absolutely damaging, one of the effects of which is that they can undermine the legitimacy of President Gustavo Petro. If the audience feels that their leader has not been fair or acted unethically, they may lose confidence in their ability to govern effectively,” the teacher said.
For his part, also a research professor at the Universidad del NorteLuis Fernando Trejos, He argued that the most recent scandal of former Ambassador Benedetti’s audios could affect the administration of the leader of the Historical Pact in two ways.
The first is based on the fact that it will take a lot of the government’s time and energy to initiate judicial and disciplinary defense processes, as well as the political defense of its government.
“We see that some political sectors that were part of that coalition or that were close to Petro are moving away from the scale of the scandal and that will certainly affect the reform process that the government has continued and that, moreover, It was frozen until the crisis is over”noted the analyst.
Source: El Heraldo
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