Throughout this Wednesday, March 6, Bogotá, Cali, Medellín and other capital cities have been the scene of mobilizations within the framework of ‘the march of the majority’, as The opposition to the Government of Gustavo Petro has called this day of marches. President Gustavo Petro recently spoke about this during an event inside the Casa de Nariño.
“Today we have demonstrations that They don’t want to change the country and that’s fine, There will always be forces that, leaving behind privileges, do not want to lose them. But the volcanic forces of Colombian society undoubtedly they want a transformation of Colombia because you don’t live well,” said the president during the inauguration of Alexander López as the new director of the National Planning Department, replacing Jorge Iván González.
Throughout his administration, President Petro has motivated various mobilizations by the Democratic Center, National Salvation and various figures who have harshly criticized some of his measures and, most especially, the reforms in health, work and pension matters. These are being processed in the Congress of the Republic and have represented a difficult political struggle.
