00:00President Abelardo de las Priella signed the decree officially announcing the arrival
00:04from Alejandro Ordóñez to the Ministry of the Interior.
00:06The former attorney general will assume his duties from October 31st, taking over the position left vacant by Rodrigo.
00:11Lara after being removed from his duties amid the non-approval of the Budget
00:16General of 2027.
00:17Until now, the former attorney general served as Colombia's ambassador to
00:22the Organization of American States.
00:24However, with the shake-up that the cabinet underwent after Lara's departure from the political portfolio,
00:28Ordóñez was chosen by the head of state to handle the political affairs of this
00:33administration.
00:34The challenges go beyond dealing with Congress and involve other waiting periods, such as rapprochement.
00:39from the Executive branch with the regions.
00:41Ordóñez will have to get involved in the Capitol's inner workings to expedite the process.
00:45of the law of submission.
00:47This project has already passed its initial debates under Lara's leadership and was approved.
00:52On the same day of his departure, he also saw how, with the itinerary of Iván Cancino, minister
00:57The Justice Minister, who assumed duties in the political portfolio, made slight progress in the plenary session.
01:01of the Senate.
01:02However, that project is progressing against the clock and has a deadline for its approval.
01:06presidential election on November 4th.
01:09That is why Ordóñez will have to go to the Chamber to expedite the process of a
01:13reform that puts an end to the total peace policies of the previous administration.
01:17The discussion will begin on Monday in that venue, while on Tuesday, November 3rd
01:21The Senate will resume the discussion at the point where it left off after approving the first four
01:26articles of the submission law.
01:28However, other issues will have to be addressed immediately by the minister.
01:32While that discussion is taking place in the Capitol, Ordóñez will have to finalize the details.
01:36of the so-called Anti-Terrorist Statute, which, according to the Executive, will arrive in the
01:41next few days to the Legislature.
01:43That proposal has already faced numerous objections from various sectors and even the Supreme Court of Justice
01:49He commented on this proposal, which has also been under development since the administration
01:53of the ARA in the Ministry.
01:54And it will also take up the discussion of the fiscal rescue plan, with which the government of
01:59Priella intends to adjust the country's finances amid a marked deficit
02:04inherited from the Petro Administration.
02:06That bill, which arrived in Congress last Thursday, increases, among many other things, the VAT.
02:11basic food items, cigarettes, alcohol, microtransactions on platforms
02:16international or hybrid vehicles.
02:18And other fronts that the minister will have to take into account include dealing with the leaders.
02:22regional, the implementation of the decree that regulated protests in Colombia and, therefore
02:27Finally, coordinate efforts with electoral bodies to develop the calendar
02:31looking ahead to the 2027 regional elections.
02:34Bordoñez began his public career as a councilman in Bucaramanga and later held
02:39positions in the judicial branch, eventually becoming a magistrate and president of the Council of State.
02:43However, he gained greater notoriety when he was elected attorney general in 2009.
02:49the second government of Álvaro Uribe, and 2016, in the second government of Juan Manuel Santos.
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