Presidente Petro advierte que la asamblea nacional constituyente no se realizará en época electoral

diciembre 29, 2025

TL;DR

President Petro asserts the National Constituent Assembly will not take place during election periods.
The initiative depends on citizen signature collection and will be presented to the new Congress after July 20th.
Petro cited institutional blockages in Congress over the past 33 years as the reason for proposing the Constituent Assembly.
Proposed topics for discussion include social reforms (pension, health, mining, public services), education, data sovereignty, agrarian reform, climate change adaptation, justice reform (excluding the Constitutional Court), and political reform.
The Assembly would be limited to a three-month session, potentially during the new Congress's recess.
The Constitutional Court will remain intact and serve as a guarantor of the legal order.

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