US EditionPetro's Opposition and Government Bet Heavily on the Election of the New Constitutional Court Judge
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Both President Gustavo Petro and the right-wing opposition have bet all their cards on the election of a new judge of the Constitutional Court of Colombia. On Wednesday, the Senate has “one of the biggest responsibilities it has faced in its history,” former Vice President Germán Vargas Lleras, a fierce critic of the current government, said. The vote “will define the whole picture of alliances in the Congress of the Republic,” said Petro himsel…
The election of Carlos Ernesto Camargo Assis as the new Constitutional Court judge provoked a strong reaction from the National Government, which requested the resignation of three key ministers: Antonio Sanguino (Labor), Julián Molina (ICT), and Diana Morales (Commerce). The decision was announced by Angie Rodríguez, director of the Administrative Department of the Presidency (DAPRE), […] The post Government requests the resignation of three mi…
Bogotá, September 3, 2025. In a decisive plenary that reflected the correlation of forces in the Congress, the Senate of the Republic elected on Wednesday the jurist Carlos Ernesto Camargo Assis as the new judge of the Constitutional Court, with 62 votes in favor, of the 103 possible. The election took place after a long day, in which the three members of the panel presented by the Supreme Court of Justice were heard: Carlos Camargo, María Patri…
In the run-up to the election of the new judge of the Constitutional Court, Senate President Lidio García put on the table the rules and the voting schedule that will define the next judge. “The idea is that the process is with total transparency. Let the senators be calm, without any pressure.” #POLITICS “The idea is that the process is with total transparency. Let the senators be calm, without any pressure,” said Senate President Lidio García,…
The three candidates who make up the list of candidates are María Patricia Balanta, supported by the Government, Carlos Camargo and Jaime Tobar
Just hours before the Senate elects the new Constitutional Court justice, the vote is shaping up to be one of the most closely contested and decisive in recent memory; a true political battle that transcends the legal realm to reconfigure the balance of power in one of the country's highest courts, in a crucial election year.
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