“We cannot give in to those who have supported fascism,” said the president.
The President Gustavo Petro spoke through his account in X on the election of the new magistrate of the Constitutional Courtthat will be held this week in the Senate of the Republic.
The president He warned that the result of this election will be key to defining political alliances in Congress for the last months of his government.
“The choice of the new magistrate or magistrate will define the entire cadre of alliances in the Congress of the Republic. We cannot give up those who have supported fascism ”, Petro said.
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The Interior Minister, Armando Benedetti, was added to the message, who will play a key role in the vote, since he must help consolidate the necessary majorities so that the candidate closest to the government and the official bench is chosen as a new member of this high court.
The Constitutional Court is responsible, among other functions, to review the constitutionality of the laws approved by Congress, many of them promoted from the Executive.
“Let the coalition be finished or strengthened in Congress”, Benedetti said in response to the message of the Head of State.
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Criticism for possible interference
Some political sectors reacted to the president’s pronouncement, qualifying it as a possible interference in the Legislative Power, in charge of defining who will occupy the vacancy in the Court.
“President Petro, when interfering in the election of magistrates of the Constitutional Court, violates the separation of powers and the autonomy of Congress. Qualifying candidates who do not feel related is an irresponsible and dangerous act as a country with a history of political violence. Congressmen deserve respect, not threats or disqualifications. This is not the tone that public authorities must adopt in a democracy, ”said the former president of the Efraín Cepeda Congress.
How is the bid?
The Supreme Court of Justice Trnó a Carlos Camargo, María Patricia Balanta and Jaime Tobar as candidates to replace the magistrate José Fernando Reyes.
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The strongest contest would be between Camargoformer people of the people and supported by opposition sectors, and Balantawho would have the support of Historical Pact and of parties allied to the Petro government.
Source: Integrated information system.
