De luna de miel a luna de hiel
Se terminaron las sesiones de esta legislatura y es tiempo de evaluar cómo le fue al gobierno con las principales reformas que intentó sacar adelante y su relación con el Congreso. Aunque el presidente Petro insistió en un golpe blando y un bloqueo institucional, aduciendo que el Parlamento les cerró las puertas a todos sus proyectos, esto no es del todo cierto.
TL;DR
- President Petro alleged a 'soft coup' and institutional blockage, but the article contends initial relations with Congress were favorable.
- Key reforms approved include the tax reform, Peace Total law, 2023 budget, agrarian jurisdiction, and national development plan.
- The pension and labor reforms faced significant challenges, with the pension reform returning to Congress due to procedural errors and the labor reform being debated intensely.
- Reforms for taxation and health were ultimately unsuccessful, with the government attempting to implement health reforms through decrees.
- Allegations of vote-buying for government projects involved former ministers and officials, leading to arrests and accusations of a criminal enterprise.
- The election of Carlos Camargo to the Constitutional Court over Petro's candidate also strained government-Congress relations.
- The article argues that Congress made independent decisions, refuting Petro's claims of being denied legislative passage.