He Next Tuesday, May 13, just within eight days, The discussion of the popular consultation will begin in the Senate that promotes the Gustavo Petro’s government.
This was agreed on Tuesday, at the end of a meeting at the Capitol, the President of the Corporation, Senator Efraín Cepeda, and Interior minister Armando Benedetti.
The meeting was held by Petition of Benedetti, who sought to agree with Cepeda the schedule For the first ‘yes’ that the mechanism will need before moving to the polls. According to the minister, that same Tuesday or Wednesday the vote could be made of the initiative.
-“He determined how he should do, To which I agree: the Next Tuesday of May 13 The debate will open, the government will open that is the promoter of the consultation. Then The spokesmen of the matches will come, Then the other senators. You could vote That same day or Wednesday, May 14, or when you have to address by the Senate, ”explained the minister.
According to Benedetti, it was ruled out that an accidental commission was appointed to discuss the project; that is, after the interventions, They will beat with a clean vote. “What is due is Leave the question package and leave whether or not it goes to the street ”, He added.
The minister stressed that It was a “fraternal meeting”, recognizing that the President of the Senate will be “the one who will put the rules, who goes to handle the road map and agenda how this consultation is going to be processed before the Senate plenary. ”
