00:00Alejandro Ordóñez will once again represent the country before the OAS, and the announcement has already generated
00:05Reactions. Why this appointment? Former Attorney General Alejandro Ordóñez will be the
00:09new Colombian ambassador to the Organization of American States during the government
00:14by Abelardo de la Espriella. The confirmation was made by Carlos Suárez, campaign strategist
00:19presidential. Ordóñez began his public career as a councilman in Bucaramanga, he was
00:23magistrate, president of the Council of State, and achieved national recognition as attorney general
00:29general in 2009, in Álvaro Uribe's second term, and in 2016 in the second term
00:34by Juan Manuel Santos. From that position, he made some of the decisions that generated controversy.
00:40including the dismissal of the then mayor of Bogotá, Gustavo Petro, for several irregularities
00:45administrative. Subsequently, the Council of State annulled his re-election as attorney general.
00:50due to irregularities in the congressional process. In politics, she became one of the leading figures.
00:55Figures of the Colombian right. He was part of the leadership of the "No" campaign in
01:00the 2016 peace referendum. He opposed the entire process led by Juan Manuel Santos.
01:06With the FARC, he was a presidential candidate and had already been ambassador to the OAS during
01:10the government of Iván Duque. Ordóñez had been out of public life since
01:14He stepped down in 2023 following the death of his wife, Beatriz Hernández. Now he will return to the same position, although
01:20His appointment sparked reactions. The man who speaks his mind and acts is back in the game.
01:25What Alejandro Ordóñez says. Brave, transparent, dogmatic, a true defender of the homeland.
01:30"He who never gave up," said Suárez. For her part, Senator Jennifer Pedraza rejected
01:35The appointment, he said, was dangerous and unacceptable. Ordóñez promoted an anti-rights agenda and
01:41He confronted the Inter-American system. His return as ambassador is a threat to life.
01:46and women's rights. All this happens just 48 hours after Abelard's statement on
01:51Las Priella, who will also be the first president of this century to be sworn into office
01:55Outside of Bogotá. With an appointment that is already dividing opinions and a position taken to Cali,
02:00Abelardo de Las Priella's government will begin by sending clear messages about the political direction.
02:05who intends to take over the country.
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