US EditionThis Is Lidio Garcia, New President of the Senate: Discreet in Congress, but Tuned in Machinery and Vallenato
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A low-profile politician returns to the presidency of Congress. His regional influence, family ties and tension with the government mark the beginning of a decisive stage
On Monday, Liberal Party Senator Lidio García Turbay was elected as the new president of the Congress of Colombia, with a backing of 97 votes in favor of the senators present, and will head the Chamber during the fourth and final legislature of the Petro Government, which will extend until July 20, 2026. READ ALSO: Petro calls for social justice and national unity during Colombian homelands Along with García, the Senate Board of Directors was fo…
The election of Dumek Turbay as mayor of Cartagena was a first step now his cousin Lidio García Turbay managed to crown with the blessing of Cesar Gaviria The article Los Turbay de la Costa returns to national power and put President of the Congress was originally published in Las2orillas. Copyrights Las2orillas.co
Lidio García stayed with the presidency of the Senate and Julián David López with the House The Senate and House boards were formed during the installation of a new legislative period of Congress. Know how they were left. After the installation of a new legislative period of the Congress of the Republic, they were chosen to [...] The entry Colombia Lidio García and Julián López assume presidencies of the Senate and the House of Representatives …
The election of the Senate and House boards of directors took place Sunday night, with a discussion about the intentions of some parties to violate the Council of State's rulings regarding political minorities and the opposition who should be on the governing boards. In particular, there were demands in the Senate that the first vice presidency be placed in the hands of a minority senator, while in the House, the debate centered on the intention…
President of Congress, Lidio García. Photo: Senate. With a majority vote of 97 votes, the Senate elected Liberal Lidio García as the new president of Congress, from the last legislature of the government of President Gustavo Petro. García, close to former president César Gaviria and will be accompanied on the board by Senator Ana Paola Agudelo, of the Mira party, as the first vice president after obtaining 50 votes against the 48 that Antonio Co…
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