The former mayor of Medellín Daniel Quintero is one of the most active politicians on social networks, where he comments on national issues.
On April 21, while the marches organized by the opposition were taking place, Quintero made several publications in reference to the citizen protests.
“Today’s march was that of the “owners.” That of #May1 will be that of the workers,” were the words of Daniel Quintero in his X account. In fact, the president, Gustavo Petro, also made reference to the May 1 demonstrations asking for a space to speak during the development of this.
Regarding Carvalho’s response, the legislator belonging to the Sixth Commission of the House of Representatives, in addition to saying that Quintero was a reason why people lost confidence in the president, asserted that he has been one of the people who most damage has been done to the left in the country. Additionally, he reminded Quintero that he resigned from his position as mayor before his term ended.
“You are one of the reasons why people lost confidence in Petro and one of those who has done the most damage to the left. By the way, his last job left him stranded, poorly done and many things were lost,” Carvalho replied through his X account.
In the case of Fajardo, the politician made a publication in which he shared that he attended the marches called by the opposition to the national government, arguing that there are things that are not being done well by the country’s public administration.
“As an ordinary citizen. No show, no fanfare, no cymbals. Only with the conviction that we must speak out because things are not being done well. This march has diverse expressions, I am here representing those who do not want to return to the past, but rather build a different Colombia,” Fajardo explained.
Therefore, Quintero reacted to the words of the former mayor of Medellín by saying that: “The center was dislocated. It is up to us to stand up strongly to prevent Uribism from returning to power.”
In another of his posts, the former local leader highlighted five points, which he considered key, from the April 21 marches. In the first of these he said that the mobilization was called by leading figures of the Colombian right, including Uribe, Jose Obdulio Gaviria, Francisco Santos and Maria Fernanda Cabal. On the other hand, he assured that his main objective was to oppose three of the reforms proposed by the government: the labor reform; the pension, and the health. Furthermore, he asserted that the march was joined by leaders who previously identified themselves with working for the people and defined themselves as centrist, among them Ingrid Betancourt, Alejandro Gaviria and Juan Manuel Galán.
Regarding the blow that he threw at the current mayor of Medellín, Federico Gutiérrez during the marches, Quintero during the development of the mobilizations commented that: “Today those who like governments in which sexual violence against children increases and is protected will march. to pedophiles.” This is in reference to the case of the American who was found with two minors in a hotel in the capital of Antioquia.
On the other hand, regarding the May 1 marches, the former president also said that: “On #1DeMayoALaCalle we will march to defend the labor reform that will raise salaries. The pension that will give the 14th allowance and pension to those who could not contribute. March so that health is a right that is accessed without protection.” With Infobae