Colombian President to Attend Popular Rally in Barranquilla

The pulse between the government of Gustavo Petro and Congress acquired a Caribbean flavor on Tuesday night. Under suffocating heat and in front of an equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar in the center of Barranquilla, the Colombian president repeatedly attacked the traditional politicians he accuses of “traitoring” the citizens who voted them. “They take away our dignity (...). They believe they can become executioners of the people,” he exclaime…

Colombian president to attend popular rally in Barranquilla

According to the president’s post on X, instructions will be issued to the entire country “after the shameful spectacle of a minority of congressmen trying to silence those they should obey: the Colombian people.” After the proposal to hold a referendum failed in the Senate on May 14, Petro stated that the process was plagued by fraudulent maneuvers and irregularities and called on citizens to declare themselves in a permanent assembly in defens…

The president’s speech lasted about an hour. He gave it to Paseo Bolívar, in Barranquilla, where the call was massive, and surrounded by the symbols of the Liberator. Petro took advantage of it to attack name by name the senators of the region who voted against the first popular consultation. “They believe nothing will happen and they can be executioners in Congress,” he said after mentioning senators Antonio Zabaraín, Mauricio Gómez Amín, Carlo…

“I don’t dream of being reelected and I don’t want to become a drug addict to power”: Petro TuBarco News President Gustavo Petro said he doesn’t want to perpetuate himself in office. News Colombia. From Paseo Bolívar in downtown Barranquilla, and surrounded by a crowd that responded to his call for popular lobbying, President Gustavo Petro delivered one of his most intense and symbolic speeches in recent months. Accompanied by several of his min…

Colombia’s workers’ headquarters announced on Monday a “great national strike” on 28 and 29 May to reject the Senate’s decision to overthrow the popular consultation proposed by President Gustavo Petro, with which it sought to reform the country’s labor system. “We are proposing that a large national strike be held for 48 hours, on 28 and 29 May (...) We believe that there should be the greatest immediate effort on this situation,” said the pres…

Colombia's workers' centers announced on Monday a 48-hour national strike to begin on May 28 in support of the popular consultation promoted by the leftist Gustavo Petro's government and denied by the Senate last week.