According to Barreras, these types of proposals aim at new acts of violence in the country “In a frenzied and irresponsible way, they want the reforms to sink to trigger another social outbreak, which would only usher in another long cycle of violence… Anyone who invites the social reforms to sink is harboring a scenario […]
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MOE supports withdrawal of political reform from Congress
In a call for political responsibility, the Election Observation Mission, MOE, explained that it supports the decision of the Congress of the Republic to approve the withdrawal of the current political reform project, provided that the latter text does not address any of the problems facing the Colombian electoral political system. ravage. According to what […]
“We scored an own goal with the political reform”: Roy Barreras
Given the government’s decision to withdraw the bill of political reform from the Congress of the Republic, due to the inaccuracies in the articles and the lack of support, the reactions of the members or sympathizers of the Government of Change are not answered. wait, some, like Senator Roy Barreras, have expressed their sadness at […]
The government will convene a major national convention to implement political reforms
In compensation for what is considered the first major defeat of the Petro government, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada announced this Thursday afternoon that the national government will convene an important national agreement to discuss the political reforms necessary for the country and that represents a commitment that was linked to the peace agreements. According to […]
“There is no more progressive issue”: Petro would withdraw political reforms
On the morning of this Thursday, President Gustavo Petro spoke about the future of the controversial political reform. The president confirmed that there is no longer “every progressive theme” in the bill. “I believe that in political reform there is no more progressive issue. Without closed lists and zippers, i.e. allowing equal seats for men […]
Tax, to presidential sanction after the chamber approved the mediation
At the end of the vote, the Minister of Finance, Jose Antonio Ocampothanked “the coordinators, speakers and facilitators, and the broad support of the government coalition for this project, which has also gone through a long process of conciliation and debate. The project makes an important contribution to the social programs that will be funded […]
Senate approves reconciliation tax reform
Senator Paloma Valencia, of the Democratic Center, pointed out that next year the world will have “a recession that will affect households and that when the taxes come in, the mother of a family needs to remember who were the ones who voted those taxes : the flour for the pies, the pre-cooked arepas, the […]
Government Majorities Gain First Impulses in Congress
Senator Humberto De la Calle pointed out that the criticism is justified; however, “closed lists are the mechanism to ensure parity.” For analyst Alejandro Blanco, any reform politics it is a way of testing the prevailing democratic system. “For example, the current political regime is based on party politics and the separation of powers. The […]
Criticism of political reforms in the Senate plenary session
the senator Carlos Fernando Motoaof Cambio Radical, warned that the government initiative “is designed to favor a single party. As I have said, legislative acts must be agreed upon. This reform aims to reward members of Congress for holding positions in the government, restrict civil liberties establishes transfugism“. Your colleague and co-supporter, david moonwondered: “Transfugism […]
Will congressmen be able to become ministers after Gustavo Petro’s political reform?
Although the text of the government’s political reform Gustavo Petroc Not yet submitted to the Congress of the Republic, Interior Minister Alfonso Prada revealed that one of the changes to come would be the possibility that the congressmen could lead ministries. “Currently they are allowed to reach a ministry, but after having given up their […]