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Colombia's senate chief denies opposition right to file motion of no confidence
by Adriaan Alsema October 22, 2020
Colombia’s senate chief caused uproar on Thursday by blocking a motion of confidence against the country’s controversial defense minister.
Leftist opposition Senator Jorge Robledo had filed the motion of no confidence against Defense Minister Carlos Holmes Trujillo over his refusal to consult Congress over the participation of American soldiers in counternarcotics operations.
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Macias’ disdain for democracy
“Colombia is walking towards a dictatorship,” said center-left House Representative Katherine Miranda following Macias’ latest attempt to silence the opposition.
Macias, one of the most extremist supporters of former President Alvaro Uribe, last year found himself under investigation when he was Senate president and turned off the microphone when the opposition was about to hold its rebuttal of the president’s annual congressional inauguration speech, which is similar to the State of the Union.
More:
https://colombiareports.com/colombias-senate-chief-denies-opposition-right-to-file-motion-of-no-confidence/