Colombia’s prime administrative court docket annulled on Thursday the election of the Senate president, Roy Barreras, a key determine within the bold reform drive of President Gustavo Petro.
The senator breached “his responsibility to give up his seat 12 months earlier than the registration deadline for congressional elections for the interval 2022-2026,” the court docket mentioned.
Barreras was a congressman for the Union Social gathering for the Individuals between 2018 and 2022, however was reelected in March 2022 as a senator for the Historic Pact for Colombia, the leftist coalition that Petro heads.
Barreras mentioned on Twitter that he would respect the choice since “court docket rulings should be revered even once they appear unjust to me.”
As Senate president, Barreras has backed key reforms that Petro has put forth since taking workplace 9 months in the past, significantly strikes to impose greater taxes on the wealthy.
Petro has additionally pushed reforms in labor legislation, healthcare, pensions, the judiciary and within the vitality sector to transition away from fossil fuels.
Analysts say Barreras’s function was essential in arriving at a consensus between events that assist Petro, the nation’s first leftist president, and events that oppose him.
The ruling is the newest reverse for Petro, who final week confronted a revolt by three political events who mentioned they might now not assist his reform drive.
Responding to the revolt, Petro changed seven members of his Cupboard, together with his finance minister, and warned Congress of a “revolution” if it doesn’t approve his reform plans.
AFP
