Thousands of Colombians March Against New Right-Wing President's Policies
Protesters opposed De la Espriella’s tougher protest protocol and his pro-Israel shift, while marches stayed peaceful despite rain and fears of police repression.
- On Wednesday, tens of thousands of Colombians demonstrated peacefully against President Abelardo de la Espriella in major cities, marking the first major opposition show of force since his August inauguration.
- Demonstrators defied a government decree issued Tuesday granting authorities expanded powers to crack down on protests, while citizens opposed proposed labor and pension reforms and the president's threats of force.
- Diverse groups including indigenous Colombians, students, and feminists participated in the rallies. Civil servant Unzo Vargas stated, "Everything we have fought for for so long is at risk today."
- Protesters voiced strong disapproval of De la Espriella's foreign policy and alliance with the United States; demonstrators in Medellin carried placards reading, "Yankees go home," while many wore Palestine shirts.
- Former President Gustavo Petro and Left-wing Senator Ivan Cepeda attended the Bogota rally, where opposition leaders discussed calling a national strike for November 14 to sustain pressure on the government.
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The Colombian left went to the streets on Wednesday to protest against President Abelardo de la Espriella, in a demonstration of strength that exceeded the initial expectations, according to the Spanish newspaper El País. The demonstrations took place in the main cities of the country and passed without major incidents, despite threats of hardening the police action made by the government.
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in Colombia against the government of Abelardo de la Espriella. See what the tension in the streets unleashed.
In Colombia thousands of people have demonstrated against the politics of the right-wing Conservative President de la Espriella.
Thousands of Colombians march against new right-wing president's policies
Thousands of Colombians protested peacefully across the country on Wednesday against right-wing President Abelardo de la Espriella, in the opposition’s first major demonstrations since he took office in August. Former leftist president Gustavo Petro led a rally in Bogota joined by trade unionists, Indigenous groups, students and feminist activists.
Tens of thousands of people marched this Wednesday in the main cities of Colombia against the right-wing government of Abelardo de la Espriella, just two months after they took office. Called by the opposition led by former leftist president Gustavo Petro, unions, indigenous communities, students and feminists demonstrated with chants and slogans [...]
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