The President asked the Congress of the Republic to conclude a major national agreement to achieve the goals of peace in the country. presidency.
“It is time for a national agreement. As you know, when you say these words, we all agree that it sounds beautiful. The national dialogue must be followed by a national agreement and we already had a historic experience: the Constituent Assembly of 1991.” With this intervention, the President Gustavo Petro He demanded a large space for the unification of all social and political forces.
During his speech on the installation of the Congress of the RepublicThe head of state focused on two blocs: environmental justice and social justice; in the latter he spoke of the total peacethe progress made in the implementation of the Comprehensive Rural Reform (first point of the Final Peace Agreement) and the fight against drugs, especially fentanyl.
At the end of his speech, which lasted more than an hour and a half, he called on the entire Congress to be educated a national agreement between the different social forces to promote national pacification and the elimination of political confrontations. In this regard, he pointed out that the first objective of this initiative must be to build more just societies.
“I believe that a national agreement is about a more just and productive society and that it is the way to peace (…) We can make it through the differences and the social, economic and political differences,” explained Petro. For the rest, he urged “those who have led the country” to give in and reach a consensus.
The President spoke about climate change, peace, the fight against drugs and climate change. presidency.
“It’s time to give in to build a fairer country in the world of work and manufacturing,” Petro added.
In this sense, he stressed that this national agreement cannot focus on “giving in to the poor”, but that this should be the task of those who have managed the country and concentrated power for the benefit of the marginalized population.
To this he added: “it’s not about rhetoric“that this agreement comes about, albeit with better conditions in the current health and education system; For this reason he proposed approval of the major reforms discussed in the debate congress (Health, pension, work and law 30).
Finally, the President reiterated that this mechanism also runs through the legislature: “The Congress of the Republic is the most condensed expression of the national agreement implemented here through the law and reform related to health, employment and pensions.”
Furthermore, he pointed out that the new discussions should also cover the topic Public servicewhose bills will be presented in the first legislative session of the Petro government.
In conclusion, he stressed that this national agreement should be one of the foundations for peace to end the “second phase” of violence in Colombia: that between the insurgency and the state. In this regard, he mentioned that this confrontation, as well as the partisan conflicts similar to those at the time of La Violencia, had ended.
“This national agreement on social and environmental justice can be coordinated in the Congress of the Republic with the reforms that Colombia needs.” “Colombia is the world power of life.” Petro then officially announced this congress facility Colombians in a new legislature.
After he finished his speech, it was the opposition’s turn. The first to speak was Senator Maria Fernanda Cabalof Democratic center. It began with sharp criticism of the country’s security situation. Erika Sánchez from the same party also gave a speech under the opposition statute.
David Lunaof radical change and Daniel Carvalhoby Verde Oxígeno (also opponent), culminating in the response to the President’s speech.