He former senator and former ambassador Armando Benedetti He was appointed as New Cabinet Chief The government of President Gustavo Petro, according to Fuentes of the Palacio de Nariño.
This position, occupied by Laura Sarabia At the beginning of the current head of state, I had been vacant since June 2023when the now Chancellor and Benedetti, at that time ambassador to Venezuela, left the government in the middle of a scandal for a robbery in Sarabia’s house.
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The image of who was Petro’s campaign manager when he was a presidential candidate has been the trigger for several turbulence so far from the mandate of the current president. Perhaps the most resonant was when some audios leaked to Laura Sarabia in which he generated doubts about the origin of funds for the Petro President in 2022 campaign.
Armando Benedetti
“I was the one who organized all the votes, Hijueputa, on the coast, all, without putting a weight and also that money went to the Pacific. Who sees that now? Nothing. Or do they want to say who was the one who put the money? (sic)“It was heard in one of the audios.
(You may be interested: ‘EE. UU. You can trust an honest dialogue, without double agendas’: Chancellor Sarabia).
He also received strong criticism for an apparent case of gender violence in the midst of his journey in Italy. After several weeks of silence, his wife, Adelina Guerrero, went out to deny the facts.
(Further: ‘Honest Colombians do not enter handcuffed, unless it’s a criminal’: Petro).
During this government, Benedetti has been Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, ambassador to FAO and, recently, Danpre advisor.
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