The Refrain of the Constituent Assembly
Once again, the extreme left with the story of the constituent assembly. Petro doesn't get off the refrain and Cepeda now maintains that 'it's no longer enough to protest... the time has come to be constituent power'.
TL;DR
- The left-wing's initiative for a constituent assembly aims to remove the re-election prohibition and weaken institutional checks and balances.
- The author believes the current problems in Colombia are not caused by the 1991 Constitution, which is considered good and inclusive.
- A constituent assembly, if pursued outside established legal procedures, could be an unconstitutional act, akin to a coup d'état.
- The 1991 Constitution, developed with broad political and social participation, is presented as the true national agreement that needs defense.
- The article draws a parallel between a potential constituent assembly in Colombia and Venezuela's move towards dictatorship.