El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, ha comentado este jueves, ya de vuelta en casa, la rápida (y tumultuosa) visita que ha realizado esta semana a Nueva York. Después de que la Administración de Donald Trump impidiera la reunión que tenía prevista con el alcalde de la ciudad, el demócrata progresista Zohran Mamdani, y que no pudiera celebrar una charla en Boston, el mandatario colombiano, a pocos días de la segunda vuelta que decidirá su sucesor, ha criticado al Gobierno de Estados Unidos. Tanto por vetar sus actos como por apoyar abiertamente al ultraderechista que ganó la primera vuelta de las presidenciales, Abelardo de la Espriella.
Bogotá, 11 jun (Prensa Latina) Exmagistrados de distintas ramas judiciales de Colombia alertan hoy sobre cómo la nacionalidad estadounidense del candidato ultraderechista Abelardo de la Espriella podría acarrear un conflicto de intereses durante su desempeño si llegara a conquistar la Presidencia.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro had planned to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, during his trip to the United States this week. Petro traveled to the U.S. on Wednesday to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. In the days that followed, he intended to hold a private meeting with Mamdani, a rising progressive figure who, like him, is a staunch opponent of Donald Trump. The photo of the two left-wing leaders carried great symbolic weight: for Mamdani it would have been his first meeting with a head of state; for Petro it would have meant sealing an alliance with Democrats on the eve of decisive elections for Colombia. The meeting never took place. The reason: the White House made sure of it.
The State Department canceled President Gustavo Petro’s visa last year after he attended a pro-Palestinian rally in Manhattan. He had planned to attend a forum led by Mayor Mamdani of New York.
Colombian lawmakers are considering a proposal that would temporarily suspend President Gustavo Petro from office amid an investigation into allegations that he improperly intervened in the country's presidential election.
Gloria Arizabaleta, president of Colombia's Commission of Investigation and Accusation, filed a motion Wednesday seeking to suspend Petro from his duties through June 21, according to a document published by the commission.
The proposal stems from an ongoing probe into allegations that Petro engaged in political meddling during the campaign and cites conduct described as "extremely serious or serious."
Petro, whose four-year term is set to expire in August, has been accused of involvement in the presidential campaign of leftist candidate Ivan Cepeda, who represents Petro's Pacto Historico coalition.
Cepeda is scheduled to face conservative attorney Abelardo De La Espriella in a June 21 runoff election.
The race is being closely watched in Washington because Colombia remains one of the United States' closest security partners in Latin America and a key ally in counternarcotics efforts. The country has long been central to U.S.-backed efforts to combat drug trafficking and organized crime throughout the region.
The suspension proposal faces significant hurdles before it can take effect. Lawmakers and legal experts said the measure would first need approval from all 16 members of the Commission of Investigation and Accusation before advancing to Colombia's Senate for further consideration.
"President Gustavo Petro has not been suspended; he remains in office," commission member Miguel Silvera Padilla said in a video statement, according to Reuters.
The Commission of Investigation and Accusation, which operates within Colombia's lower house of Congress, is responsible for reviewing complaints and potential criminal or disciplinary charges against high-ranking government officials.
Petro has repeatedly faced scrutiny from political opponents during his presidency, though the latest proposal comes less than two weeks before Colombians head to the polls to choose his successor.
The runoff election between Cepeda and De La Espriella is expected to help determine whether voters continue Petro's leftist political project or shift toward a more conservative approach to security and governance.
Representatives for Petro did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
Bogotá, 10 jun (Prensa Latina) El presidente Gustavo Petro pidió hoy a su par estadounidense, Donald Trump, abstenerse de intervenir en la campaña electoral en la que está inmersa Colombia.
Bogotá, 10 jun (Prensa Latina) El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se refirió hoy al intento de una congresista de su país de suspenderlo de su cargo y calificó la acción como un acto de censura por tener un pensamiento diferente.
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