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The secretary general of the Senate, Diego González, said that “nothing can be done” if President Gustavo Petro does not allow Congress to sit in a military garrison for the possession of President-elect Abelardo de la Espriella. González explains that Congress can approve a proposal to sit outside of its usual headquarters, as notified last week by the Office of the President. In any case, “if he is no longer allowed to enter Congress, nothing …
The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, reiterated his position of not accepting Abelardo de la Espriella as elected president.
Colombian president bans use of military bases for newly elected leader De la Espriella, setting off standoff.
Outgoing president asserts command of armed forces until Aug. 7; conservative successor vows to defy directive, take oath at southern military garrison.
Abelardo de la Espriella, elected president of Colombia, asked for permission from deputies to hold it in military garrison. Gustavo Petro said he will ban and said that law establishes that ceremony is in Congress. Posse de Espriella will be on August 7.
President Gustavo Petro announced that he will not attend the possession of Abelardo De la Espriella and reiterated that the result of the presidential elections was the result of a fraud, which he held in 848 thousand votes. “I cannot accept a president, and that is why I am not going to be anywhere on August 7th, nor shake hands there, that he who says it, but he knows why. Because that is a fraud,” said the president. The head of State explai…
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