“An intervention in the independent and autonomous jurisdiction of Parliament is inconvenient. We ask for independence, respect and hopefully that there is no intervention from another branch offering, removing and putting, as has been the system of the Colombian presidential model. I will also be vigilant about that,” said Name, who has always denied the alleged delays and has instead indicated that the discussion is in the hands of the parliamentarians.
Petro responds, again, to Name
In response to the response of the president of the Senate, Iván Name, to Petro’s initial statements, the head of state insisted on the urgency of approving the pension reform for the benefit of the many older adults in Colombia who do not have an income for their subsistence.
“What I affirm is that if the pension reform is not debated, millions of elderly people will not have the option of a pension bonus and Private pension funds will go bankrupt. “I ask the president of the senate to be responsible for the elderly in Colombia,” said the Colombian president.