Andrés Pastrana: criticism of Gustavo Petro and support for David Barguil - Other Cities - Colombia

The ex-president Andres Pastrana Arango (1998-2002), in a visit he made to Santa Marta, in addition to promoting David Barguil’s candidacy for the presidential election, he spoke of the candidate, Gustavo Petro, of whom he said that he does not have and will not have sufficient electoral strength to reach to rule the country.

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Pastrana assured in a meeting with unions and businessmen that the current leader of the left in Colombia should not be a concern, because although he leads the polls, he does not have a significant representation of voters.

His favorability has never gone above 30 or 28 percent, so where is the remaining 70 or 72 percent?

“His favorability has never exceeded 30 or 28 percent, so where is the remaining 70 or 72 percent? That is where the greatest vote intention is concentrated, which will be the one that will put the next president,” said the representative. of conservatism.

Andrés Pastrana expressed that he is convinced that Petro already reached its ceiling which is precisely what the left in Colombia has historically shown.

“We are not in a new country. Here the thoughts have not changed with respect to the left and that will be reflected in the polls, “said the former president.

He added that although understand the threat what the businessmen see in this candidacy, does not agree with the pessimism and fear that has been generated in the environment by a non-existent triumph of Gustavo Petro.

Pastrana also warned that the left, despite the fact that it is the one that always uses denouncing alleged fraud as a strategy, would be the ones seeking to seize power through “non-transparent actions.”

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About drinking water in Santa Marta

That he say what agreement he has or intends to reach with them, because it is an initiative that really worries

“They put their candidates to win in the polls in recent months, and then say that they stole the elections,” he argued.

He also indicated that Gustavo Petro should explain to the country what his proposal to create a policy of submission to drug traffickers.

“Let him say what agreement he has or intends to reach with them, because it is an initiative that really worries about the damage that it would leave a country so affected by drug trafficking,” he said.

On the other hand, the conservative leader regretted that Santa Marta continues to suffer from a shortage of drinking water.

In this regard, he pointed out that “there has been a lack of interest on the part of the rulers, since since 2002, when I was President, I left the route structured for this city to solve this historic problem.”

Finally, Pastrana was positive about the strengthening of David Barguil’s candidacy in the Caribbean and referred to him as a great ally of the region to work on current issues that will contribute to generating development and quality of life.

Roger Urieles
For THE WEATHER Santa Marta
@rogeruv

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