Opposition marches this February 15: here are the times and meeting points in the main cities

Last Tuesday February 14th throughout the national territory, different gears speak Government For support the various reforms who plans to administer Gustavo Petro. On his side for this Wednesday February 15 there opposition He called for mobilizations against the current president and his mandate, a particular scenario where political sectors want to take electoral competition to the streets.

Below are the meeting places for those interested in attending the mobilization or avoiding the focus points to avoid mobility problems:

Bogotá – Enrique Olaya Herrera National Park on Carrera 7

Medellin – Oriental Avenue with the Beach

Cali – Pan American Park on 5th Street

Barranquilla – Plaza de la Paz in the historic center

Bucaramanga – Carrera 27 with 58 Puerta del Sol

Villavicencio – Chamber of Commerce at Calle 40 #24a – 71

ibague – Murillo Toro Park

Manizales – Carrera 22

Armenia – Bolivar Square

Santa Marta – Camellon Square

Cartagena – Martyrs Crest

Pereira – Viaduct of Dosquebradas

The steps that They will start around 10 a.m.were mainly encouraged by the Democratic Center and the national salvation movementbut there was also the participation of other traditional political parties which questioned the decisions taken by the presidency.

In regards to miguel uribea senator from the Democratic Center, dedicated a few words to the mobilization of February 15, emphasizing that taking to the streets to march is a way of fighting and protecting the families of the country:

“We need to get out and walk the streets, they have already done that with tax reform, unfairly raising the cost of living, punishing low income people with the price of food. They will put the lives of Colombians in danger with the health reform and with the labor and pension reform they will condemn us to informality and unemployment, going out on the march is to defend our country, it is to protect the future of our families”.

Similarly, the director of the National Salvation Movement and former presidential candidate, Enrique Gomeza few moments ago he invited his subscribers via social networks to assist in the mobilization in peace and respect.

“Let’s defend health, you as a citizen have many resources at your fingertips to make an adequate defense of a system that, yes, has things to improve, but that we must take care of. See you in the street for a moment, we will parade in peace, in order, respecting”.

Just as the march in support of the Petro government was accompanied by the authorities to avoid security complications, the opposition mobilization will have the support of the police and the riot squad if necessary.

The march scheduled for February 14 has aroused various disagreements in various sectors, for example on the part of the National Council of Trade Unions (CGN) highlighted the concern over “Transferring the debate to the streets, favoring horizontal interference between public authorities, jeopardizes the institutional framework, in particular the exercise of the constitutional functions of the Congress of the Republic”.

But one of the people who has been a forceful critic of the marches is the controversial representative of Afro communities in Congress, Miguel Polo Polo. The figure of the opposition who rightly promoted the Events on February 15 against the presidential administration, described him as “useful idiots‘ to the various people who attended Tuesday’s mobilization in favor of Gustavo Petro’s reforms.

“Those who walk on the 14 what or what? All is well at home ? They are marching for the Petro government and France to keep nailing them down with more inflation, more gas increases, more family basket increases and more subsidies for narco-terrorists. Don’t be a useful foolchanted the opposition politician.