The president was supposed to discuss pensions and the closing of Asofundos. Instead, the president spoke about politics.
The closing speech of President Ivan Duque at the Asofondos Congress was not what he had expected. Instead of talking about pensions the president began talking about politics and the ways in which. Gustavo Petro was attacked for making use of the house to attack the military. He was also unhappy about his dual role as a candidate and congressman.
Duvalier Sánchez, Valle del Cauca's representative to the Chamber was interrupted by his question to inquire about what he planned to follow up on the comments of General Eduardo Zapateiro, who had been defending Gustavo Petro's comments.
"Article 209 of the Constitution specifically prohibits the military forces participating in political scenarios or taking sides in democratic discussions. The entire country is in disarray. Sanchez stated that this was a crucial moment for the actions of General Zapateiro. petro gustavo held up his phone to broadcast the events on Facebook.
https://gilbert-porter-2.technetbloggers.de/hard-cross-between-gustavo-petro-and-general-zapateiro-1653229201 responded with force to the commotion by his defense of Zapateiro.
Petro's double role today as a congressman, head of the Opposition, and also the candidate for President was also criticized further by the President Duque.
"Who is https://wondertowel.co.za/members/gustavo-petroiijn899/activity/68182/ to blame?" Are petro gustavo ? "I resigned from Congress in order to be able express my opinions freely as a Candidat and not use the double hat (…) to gain an opportunity to attack the institution or criticize the institutions, and when they respond, present myself as the victim. This isn't democracy," the president stated.
Sanchez tried to keep up with the controversy , but was deterred by President Obama who demanded Sanchez follow the rules.
What was the reason for the war between Petro, Zapateiro begin?
Petro published the following message via his networks on April 20. "While soldiers are killed by Gulf Clan, some generals are on the payroll of the clan. petro gustavo is corrupted because it is the drug trafficking politicians who are promoted to generals," the presidential candidate wrote.
On Friday, Zapateiro responded in the exact same way.