00:00Abelardo de las Priegas has already completed his first month in power since taking office on August 7th.
00:05in Cali.
00:05The president's agenda was seriously affected by the earthquake that had its epicenter in San José del Palmar in Chocó.
00:13Amid the tension of that crisis, it has developed its commitment to decentralization.
00:17and managed to consolidate the majorities in Congress that he needs to carry out his government plan.
00:22Let's start by looking at her schedule, because it's been quite hectic. Why?
00:49Things have been hectic in Bogotá as well. He began by working from the San Carlos Palace, the natural headquarters of
00:56the Chancellery,
00:56and there he delivered the first report on the earthquake on August 12.
01:00He also coordinated the entire care plan, which involved his cabinet and Vice President José Manuel
01:06Restrepo,
01:07in addition to the first lady, Ana Lucía Pineda.
01:09On the other hand, in Bogotá he also had high-level meetings with the entire judicial branch,
01:14Prosecutor Luz Adriana Camargo, Attorney General Gregorio Hach,
01:17and it was even from the capital where he approved more than 40 extraditions,
01:22Among them is that of Giovanni Andrés Rojas, alias Araña, to the United States.
01:27The Cauca Valley was another priority for the president.
01:31He was in Cali on up to six occasions, including his inauguration on August 7.
01:35For the most part, the agenda in this department was linked to the tension of the earthquake.
01:40and the implementation of strategies for its reconstruction.
01:43He also made frequent visits to Quibdó, and it was there that he met with the country's leading businessmen.
01:49on September 7th.
01:51The objective was to establish the Marshall Plan for the department, which involves development.
01:56and the balance of historical debts in that region.
01:59They reached 13 agreements to promote reconstruction, and that will be the pilot plan.
02:05Risaralda, La Guajira, Bolívar, Caldas, Cesar, Tolima, Quindío, Antioquia, Goaviare and Norte de Santander
02:11They have also been very present.
02:13With this commitment to decentralization, he deployed his entire cabinet and, of course, Vice President Restrepo.
02:20And that is why the Minister of the Interior, Rodrigo Lara, only set foot in the Capitol on August 25.
02:26But he has already said that he has a broad coalition and that, in short,
02:30This government has the means to pass its projects in Congress.
02:34The numbers prove him right.
02:35The ruling party has more than 180 congressmen among its ranks.
02:40Before the CNE, the Liberal Party, the U Party, the Democratic Center, the Conservative Party,
02:45Radical Change, National Salvation, We Believe, ASI and the Democratic Party
02:49They declared themselves as part of the official ranks.
02:51That is, almost two-thirds of Congress are willing to support it,
02:55First, the initiatives of Abelardo de las Pliegas.
02:58But that's not going to be that easy.
02:59From within the Capitol itself, they've told him he absolutely has to negotiate.
03:03and they have criticized him for the absence of his ministers in some key debates,
03:08such as the budget.
03:10The independence and opposition movements will also be keeping an eye on all of this.
03:14Among the former are the Movement of Indigenous Authorities of Colombia, AICO,
03:19The Green Alliance, Fuerza, the Colombian Ecologist Party, and Mira,
03:23in addition to the new liberalism.
03:24And in the second, the Historical Pact, En Marcha and Maíz.
03:27The power game in Congress continues.
03:30Although they hold majorities, the parties want the government not to become isolated.
03:34and engage in dialogue, like all previous executives.
03:38The same is expected in the regions where the president has focused his attention
03:42to address the crisis.
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