According to the president, his political enemies meet in the Congressional Impeachment Commission to conspire against his Government.
President Gustavo Petro, in Bogotá.
From the municipality of Caimito, in Sucre, where he participated in an act of restitution of 2,400 hectares of land, President Gustavo Petro He attacked again what he called “the traditional political class.”
The president assured that in 2025 various political sectors opposed to his Government will try to remove him from power.
“Next year they are going to try, not how we get re-elected, as you shout here, but how they beat us out of the Nariño Palace”said Petro.
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The president also pointed out the House Impeachment Commission, which is investigating him for the alleged irregular financing of his campaign, as the scenario where his political adversaries would be conspiring against his Government.
“The political class of this region [Caribe]which is my region, meets to see how they vote me out in the Impeachment Commission. Some of its members already voted against the financing law, which was the law to protect the national economy. That is the indicator of certain rulings that, contrary to the Constitutional Court, facilitate that path,” said the president.
It is worth mentioning that the president attacked the president of Congress in the last few hours, Efrain Cepedaafter the congressman assured that “the political reform that collapsed arrived too late for discussion.”
“You stop the democratic debate, Ephraim. I hope you do not end your parliamentary life as a remnant of history; If you want to be president, don’t look for it through coup d’état“The Colombian people would hate you,” the president wrote.
In addition, he warned of the risk of a parliamentary coup in the coming year. “Next year we will have the parliamentary coup. I will seek to prevent it for the peace of society. If it happens, the people must be ready to defend the popular vote,” he expressed.
Source: Integrated Information System.