According to the minister, the reasons remain the same expressed in the Council of Ministers for the election of Armando Benedetti.
Minister of Environment, Susana Muhamad at a press conference on forest fires, reservoirs and deforestation monitoring.
The Minister of Environment, Susana Muhamadhe presented his resignation after the Council of Ministers of February 4, 2025. The decision came after the president Gustavo Petro He defended the designation of Armando Benedetti as head of the dispatch, arguing that everyone deserves second opportunities.
The reasons are due to what was expressed in the last Council of Ministers where the Minsitra of Environment expressed its disagreement with the election of Armando Benedetti With chief of the Cabinet.
Muhamad expressed his disagreement with the election of Benedetti, involved in a scandal of sexual violence. “As a woman and as part of a progressive government, I can’t sit at the same table with Armando Benedetti“He said in his renunciation letter.
The president still He has not announced who will assume the portfolio of environment, while the government faces internal tensions after the controversial decision.
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