Colombia's Council of State Provisionally Suspends Petro's Decree on Popular Consultation for His Social Reforms.

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Colombia's Council of State, the country's highest court for administrative disputes, decided on Wednesday to provisionally suspend President Gustavo Petro's decree seeking to call a referendum on his social reforms.

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The Council of State ordered the provisional suspension of Decree 0639 of 2024, signed by President Gustavo Petro and all his ministers, with which a popular consultation was called. The decision was made following a demand for electoral nullity filed by 12 congressmen, including the president of the Senate, Efraín Cepeda, as well ... The post Council of State suspends decree calling for popular consultation promoted by the Government Petro appe…

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It is a precautionary measure that the High Court took before a lawsuit filed by 12 senators. According to Section Fifth, the decree issued by the President does not meet the prerequisite of obtaining a favorable concept from the Senate. That is, this court maintains that the government went over the plenary’s refusal to call the government to call for consultation. The Council says that the decree violates article 104 of the Constitution that r…