00:00During the campaign, Velardo de las Priegas said no to the parties, but a large part
00:04He is willing to give his approval to them so that, at least in the first year of the government,
00:08From the Miracle Homeland, a steamroller is made to pass the projects of the new Executive.
00:12Welcome to the parties that basically believe in our principle of constitutional resistance,
00:17defense of the separation of powers, defense of the rule of law, defense
00:21of democracy and consequently of the Constitution against the attempts of
00:26The current government of Iván Cepeda is moving the democratic debate to the streets with these
00:32Famous opening lines. Here we must all stand firm, all of us who believe in democracy.
00:36And that group includes the second largest congressional party in this period, the
00:41Democratic Center. The party of former president Álvaro Uribe was the first to declare itself
00:45government and adds 47 votes to Adela Espriella. The traditionalists are going in that same direction. The
00:50The Conservative Party and the U Party will side with the government. The former has 30
00:54seats and the second has 21. To this would be added a sector of the Liberal Party, which has 39
01:00seats. Cambio Radical, which has 18 seats, will also officially move there. Even
01:05If none of them are on the campaign trail, De la Espriella wouldn't do too badly with these accounts.
01:09National Salvation, the only party that endorsed the now president-elect during his campaign,
01:13It has four seats. The movement of the mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez, is called
01:17We believe, he also gave his endorsement during the campaign and secured two seats in the House. That makes six.
01:22who are also going there. In terms of napkins, I'd give De la Espriella something close.
01:26with 161 votes in a Congress with 285 seats and would give him majorities in both the Senate
01:32as in the Chamber. But he will also have to face the opposition. The Historic Pact
01:36It is the party with the most seats in Congress. They have 69 congressmen, including Iván Cepeda and
01:40Aida Kilcue, the second most voted presidential ticket on June 21st. It's not a number
01:45minors and have announced that they will be at the forefront to stop De la Espriella's projects.
01:49Who can join them? They hold the indigenous and Afro-indigenous seats in the Senate.
01:53from the House. There are also sectors of the Liberal Party and are moving forward for the votes.
01:58Dignity and Commitment would do the same, although its directors have criticized it on several occasions.
02:02De la Espriella. There are some who are still undecided. For example, the Green Alliance and the New
02:06Liberalism. For all governments, the first year is the honeymoon year. And in it, they will have
02:11to pass the National Development Plan, a fiscal adjustment program or tax reform
02:15and the 2027 budget. Even the possibility of De la Espriella taking office in a
02:20military garrison on August 7th. This July 20th will be definitive and in the presidencies
02:25Forces are also being contested.
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