Katherine Miranda, representative of the Green Alliance, expressed concern about the alleged signs that President Gustavo Petro has given regarding his permanence in power beyond August 7, 2026, date on which his constitutional mandate ends.
In an interview with WeekThe congresswoman warned that the president is creating an environment conducive to her “remaining” in power, using strategies that remind other authoritarian leaders.
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Miranda, who has been one of the most critical people with Gustavo Petro, He pointed out that the speech of the president of May 1 lit alarms.
“We are quite concerned not only because of the incendiary that the president was, but for the threats he gave against Congress,” he said to the aforementioned medium.
The representative criticized what he considers an antidemocratic position of President Petro, who, according to her, seeks to impose her will through a “popular mandate” that does not respect democratic principles.
In his analysis, Katherine Miranda compared Gustavo Petro’s government style with Hugo Chávez’s, pointing out that the Colombian president seems to be following a script similar to that of the former Venezuelan.
“The speech is not government, it is rupture. It is not honoring democracy and is calculating the Hugo Chávez manual,” he said Week.
The congresswoman also addressed the role of Congress in the face of the president’s questions. In his opinion, the legislature must act independently and not be intimidated by the alleged pressures of the Executive.
“Congress has to understand today more than ever that is an independent power,” Miranda said, calling the congressmen to vote freely and consciously, without fear of reprisals.
Besides, He insisted that Congress must reject the popular consultation promoted by the presidentan initiative that, according to her, seeks to alter the country’s institutions.
One of the biggest concerns of the representative of the Green Alliance is the possibility that the Head of State tries to convene a National Constituent Assembly.
According to the representative, the president could be using the peace process and the agreement signed during the government of Juan Manuel Santos to justify this step.
“Petro wants to use the peace process and the agreement to put the country in a constituent,” he said the aforementioned medium.
He also pointed out that, although at the time he did not believe in the possibility of a “Castrochavism” in Colombia, Now he fears that Gustavo Petro is aligning the country with that same authoritarian line.
Katherine Miranda recalled a recent announcement of the president in which he mentioned the possibility of bringing Colombia to a constituent, using the argument that the peace agreement must be part of the constitutional block. “He announced it a few weeks ago, but we did not give the transcendence to that announcement,” he said.
One of Miranda’s blissful statements was about Gustavo Petro’s possible intention to stay in power beyond his mandate.
“He has given us several signs, between joke and chaza, he is tantling the mood of the country in the face of that possibility,” he told Week.
The congressman said that President Petro is aware that he does not have the votes in the Senate or in the streets to carry out his agenda, as evidenced by the lack of popular support in the Plaza de Bolívar during his call on May 1.
Katherine Miranda also expressed concern about the impact that the situation of public order could have on the political future of the country.
“The situation that areas such as Cauca are living today, Putumayo, Valle, are not minor,” he warned, noting that the president could use violence to justify his permanence in power, as happened in past elections, when some armed groups expressed their support for Petro.
Despite his criticisms of the Government, Miranda made it clear that he is not afraid of Gustavo Petro’s alleged threats.
“We are no longer afraid. We are ready and willing to defend democracy”Said Katherine Miranda to Week.
Finally, he reiterated that, for her and for her party, on August 7, 2026 she will mark the end of Petro’s mandate.
