Vox stages his rejection of Gustavo Petro leaving the Chamber before his speech

As that they had warned, the Vox deputies staged this Wednesday their rejection of the state go to of the President of the Republic of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, to Spain by leaving the Chamber simply earlier than he spoke from the podium of the Congress of Deputies earlier than deputies and senators.

As that they had warned, the Vox deputies staged this Wednesday their rejection of the state go to of the President of the Republic of Colombia, GustavoPetro, to Spain by leaving the Chamber simply earlier than he spoke from the podium of the Congress of Deputies earlier than deputies and senators.

Upon coming into the Petro Chamber, the Vox deputies current within the Chamber remained seated of their seats whereas the remainder of the deputies from the opposite parliamentary teams stood up and applauded him and attended the speech by the president of the Congress, Meritxell Batet, who welcomed him.

On this means, Vox determined to not witness Petro's speech as a result of for this celebration it's "insupportable" that the President of the Authorities, Pedro Sánchez, "cede" the podium of Congress to "this topic". He additionally didn't take part within the reception of the president of Colombia nor was he current throughout his signing of the Guide of Honor that befell within the Salón de Pasos Perdidos.

Hours earlier than, Foro Madrid known as an indication towards the undertaking that they take into account to be "totalitarian" of Petro. Some 50 individuals attended this rally who, with megaphones and whistles, shouted "Get out with Petro", "Freedom" and carried a banner that learn "Wished" for Petro and the President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, for “crimes towards democracy”.

Round 11:00 a.m., the chief of Vox, Santiago Abascal, and deputies reminiscent of José María Figaredo and Javier Ortega Smith got here out to greet the protesters and present their assist. Abascal was greeted with shouts of "president" and "solely Vox stays" and spent about half-hour speaking with these attending this rally towards the president of Colombia.

Likewise, Vox registered in Congress a letter written by Foro Madrid addressed to the president of the Decrease Home, Meritxell Batet, to denounce the "totalitarian drift" and "liberticidal" of Petro and present his "concern" and that of the signatories of this letter, amongst them the Vox deputies, for this go to by the Colombian president.

Within the letter, signed by 157 parliamentarians, the Madrid Discussion board denounces that Petro represents the pursuits of the São Paulo Discussion board and the Puebla Group, organizations that, in response to what they are saying, "search to impose in Latin America a threatening hegemony of the rules of democracy, freedoms and the rule of legislation". "Petro desires Spain to function a bridge to the remainder of Europe to impose its false narratives, which might solely profit Ibero-American tyrannies and drug trafficking mafias," the signatories say.