Petro Issued Ultimatum to His Cabinet by Popular Consultation Decree: “Minister Who Does Not Sign Immediately Leaves”
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President Gustavo Petro does not give his arm to twist. Although multiple lawyers and political analysts have criticized him and asked him this week not to call for a popular consultation by decree, the Colombian president has summoned all his ministers to the House of Nariño to sign the document as soon as possible. He has also done so before public opinion and with a threatening tone: “Minister who does not sign the presidential decree immedia…
In a decision that deepens the tension between the Executive and Congress, the president called his ministers to sign a decree that formalizes the popular consultation
The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, this Saturday demanded that his ministers sign the decree with which he intends to call a popular consultation on labor reform, after the Senate rejected that proposal, or else they will have to leave office. «Minister who does not sign the presidential decree immediately leaves», wrote the president in a message in X in which he added: «The presidential power is the power of the people». With this public …
President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro. Photo: President of the Republic. President Gustavo Petro seeks that all his ministers sign the decree that will convene the popular consultation, which is expected to take place on August 7. In a message in X, he published that “minister who does not sign the presidential decree immediately leaves”, in the face of doubts that would exist among some members of the cabinet, due to the judicial effects that mi…
This writing, this afternoon, President Gustavo Petro in his X account. It is a clear order for his cabinet that is convened today to sign the decree that would call for popular consultation without the endorsement of the Senate. Ministers were summoned from yesterday to sign the decree, as it needs the signature of all ministers. According to various media, some ministers have made personal legal consultations of the implications that the decre…
The President's statement follows the Attorney General's request to the Council of State to deny the suspension of the effects of the Senate vote
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