US EditionSandra Ramírez and Vicky Dávila Starred Intensely in the Election of Carlos Camargo as a Judge of the Constitutional court:
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The senator of the Common Party and the presidential pre-candidate held a strong cross of messages with the aspirant for the first post of the nation, in the middle of a busy day in the legislature, which left the head of state, Gustavo Petro, as a great defeat.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Colombian Senate elected Carlos Camargo as a judge of the Constitutional Court after a tight campaign that maintained uncertainty until the last moment and went through a difficult legal debate on the possibility of voting for several congressmen. With 62 votes in favour, the former defender of the people defeated Jaime Humberto Tobar, who had no votes, and María Patricia Balanta (41 votes), who had the backing of the…
Acting Interior Minister Armando Benedetti described the election of Carlos Camargo as the new Constitutional Court justice as an "act of discrimination," a decision that shook up the political landscape in the Senate on Tuesday. Benedetti questioned the fact that, in his opinion, "the best resume" for the position had been rejected, referring to candidate Marta Patricia Balanta, who did not receive sufficient support. "The courts, the media, an…
Carlos Camargo became a new judge of the Constitutional Court, after receiving 62 votes in favor in the Senate of the Republic. His main opponent, María Patricia Balanta, who had the approval of the Petro government, stayed in the race with 41 votes. Jaime Humberto Tobar, who did not receive votes, was also in the final. Camargo will fill the vacancy that José Fernando Reyes IVas will leave on Friday, September 5, 2025. In his speech to the Sena…
President Gustavo Petro’s coalition in the Senate is going through a new political fracture after Carlos Camargo’s surprising election as a Constitutional Court judge, a result that exposed internal fissures and disloyalties among his allies. Camargo, former People’s Defender and opposition-backed candidate, was imposed with a strong ... The post Crisis in Petro’s coalition after Carlos Camargo’s election as a Constitutional Court magistrate app…
The other members of the tent were María Balanta and Jaime Humberto Tovar
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