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[00:00:14] voters saw in him, which is the issue of [00:00:32] Camilo Lozano, political analyst and professor at the [00:01:01] in this case from a right-wing perspective in [00:01:16] Look, basically Abelardo de [00:01:57] building an alternate headquarters for [00:02:11] Juan Camilo Lozano, political analyst and professor at the [00:02:16] decentralization, but on the other hand, also [00:02:24] necessarily align with President [00:02:35] paddleboarding instructor here in [00:03:25] Juan Camilo Losano, political analyst and professor of [00:03:30] Hello, good evening and welcome to Conclusiones, I'm the Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences of Iván Perez Armenti from Buenos [00:03:33] Aires, tonight for Fernando del [00:03:35] Rincón. [00:03:42] I ask you to join me from this moment on using the hashtag Conclu [00:03:46] Colombia, #conclucolombia, remember that as always I receive all your comments on my [00:03:50] X account at [00:03:51] @ivanpzs. [00:03:54] Politics, the choice of locations also sends [00:03:57] messages. The fact that Abelardo de la has already decided to assume [00:04:01] power in Cali instead of Bogotá, which is the capital of [00:04:04] Colombia and seat of national powers, sends several signals, because [00:04:08] it is not just about changing a direction on the [00:04:11] that Abelardo de las Pillas has been inspired, map, it is the breaking of a republican tradition that for decades dictated that changes of command [00:04:15] occurred in the center of power, in Bolívar Square, but [00:04:19] the new president chose the southwest of the country in the department [00:04:22] of Valle del Cauca, a region traversed by great [00:04:25] contrasts, wealth and inequality, development [00:04:29] and above all, violence. For some [00:04:32] analysts, choosing Cali is a way of saying that the new government wants to bring [00:04:36] power to one of the country's most complex areas in terms of [00:04:39] security. This region has a presence of FARC dissidents, the ELN, and [00:04:43] drug trafficking networks. In this [00:04:47] context, the opposition in Cali seeks to send a clear message: more [00:04:52] the election of the presidency of institutional presence and more support for public forces. And there is another element [00:04:55] that gives Cali symbolism: it was the epicenter of the social uprising of [00:04:59] 2021, one that propelled part of the political movement that brought the [00:05:03] current president Gustavo Petro to power. Four years [00:05:06] later, the far right [00:05:09] there could be bad intentions regarding what chooses that same city to mark the beginning of a new [00:05:12] stage. But this decision has generated resistance among many [00:05:15] Colombians who question the necessity of a change like [00:05:18] this. The event will be at the USC arena, a [00:05:22] venue at the Santiago de Cali University with capacity for [00:05:26] more than 200 people. In that place, Del Espria will take his [00:05:29] oath before legislators and other authorities. It is [00:05:33] expected that some Latin American presidents, King Felipe VI, [00:05:36] and other international guests will attend. But the change [00:05:39] of scenery itself brings the challenge of guaranteeing security. In that city [00:05:43] hit by violence, does this decision have any practical sense or [00:05:47] is it more spectacle than political strategy? We're going to talk about it with my first [00:05:51] guest. [00:05:56] I already greet Juan Camilo Lozano, political analyst and professor at the Faculty of [00:06:00] Law, Political and Social Sciences of the National University of Colombia. [00:06:03] Thank you for being with us and welcome to Conclusiones. The first thing [00:06:07] I want to ask you is what this change [00:06:11] of this mentation of leaving [00:06:14] Bogotá to go to Valle del Cauca is based on. Political [00:06:17] spectacle, a signal, how do you see it? [00:06:20] Well, I think both, and first of all, good evening and thank you for the [00:06:24] invitation to your program and to all the people listening to us right now. [00:06:29] laspriella is at this moment playing with his institutional [00:06:32] image under a principle, which is to [00:06:35] seek to demonstrate that power is not concentrated solely in Bogotá but that [00:06:39] there is also room for the region, [00:06:43] in this case Cali, to be scenarios for political [00:06:46] participation and in this case, a presidential position. In that sense, I wouldn't be [00:06:49] talking about a decentralization process, but [00:06:53] here too, this has nuances because Cali, as you were [00:06:57] already saying, was the epicenter of what was known in [00:07:00] Colombia as the social uprising. So it's not just a symbolic [00:07:03] message of decentralization that Abelardo de la Estrella seeks to send, [00:07:07] but also a message of, ah, so to [00:07:11] speak, of confrontation against those [00:07:15] sectors that could arrive in his own government and that before him [00:07:19] to the right have opposed right-wing policies. [00:07:22] So the symbolic message goes along two lines, as I'm telling [00:07:25] you: on the one hand, the issue of [00:07:29] the opposition or the confrontation [00:07:32] towards those sectors that do not [00:07:36] Abelardo de la Estrella. It must be remembered that in fact [00:07:39] Cali has a symbol of the social [00:07:42] uprising, eh, which is represented by a monument to [00:07:46] resistance, which is a hand eh standing [00:07:49] in a certain place in Cali and that from sectors close [00:07:53] to Abelardo de las Pellas, it has been said that during this administration [00:07:56] they seek to eliminate this symbol of the social uprising. [00:07:59] So that is the symbolic message that this position [00:08:02] sends. However, it must also be said another thing: [00:08:06] decentralization is not only a symbolic act, it is also an act that [00:08:10] has to do with the use of national public resources [00:08:14] to direct them to the interests of the territory. [00:08:17] And so far, what has happened in Colombia is that [00:08:21] most right-wing governments have not made a very strong effort in [00:08:24] terms of decentralization. It must be said that, for example, in Colombia there are [00:08:28] 1103 cities or municipalities, and of those [00:08:31] eh, 1039 during Petro's government received direct investment [00:08:35] resources, while, for example, in a government that one could qualify as an ideologically [00:08:39] aligned, eh, [00:08:43] let's say in the same political spectrum as Abelardo de lasfia's government, [00:08:46] which was Duque's government, an investment in about [00:08:48] 210 municipalities, that is, the difference [00:08:52] was abysmal. So we will have to see if this exercise of [00:08:55] decentralization, which is symbolic today, also translates [00:08:58] into an exercise of material decentralization from an [00:09:02] economic perspective. [00:09:04] Now, speaking of symbols, the idea of this inauguration [00:09:07] outside of Bogotá was to seek some symbol because it was not [00:09:11] the first idea. From Las Priellas, he actually wanted to [00:09:14] take office in a barracks with the armed forces, [00:09:18] and this ends up being another option. So, does he seek to [00:09:21] decentralize, or what he is seeking is to give a forceful message, whatever [00:09:25] it may be? Well, again, [00:09:29] both. He seeks to send a forceful message. He sought to take office [00:09:32] before a military garrison in Popayán, eh, an [00:09:36] act that he eventually rejects, let's say, [00:09:39] he dispenses with it to do it in Cali under the excuse [00:09:43] that in this area where the inauguration was to be held, there was a [00:09:46] possible disaster, a possible [00:09:50] natural disaster around a volcano that is near the area. However, this [00:09:54] also has a political connotation. Look, eh, Abelardo de las [00:09:57] Priella measured his pulse last [00:10:00] week, eh, with [00:10:04] the board of directors of the Congress of the Republic. In [00:10:07] Colombia, generally, incoming governments manage to [00:10:11] position themselves within the boards of directors of the legislature. [00:10:15] Abelardo de la Estrella did not succeed. He was going for a [00:10:18] candidate who was Congressman de Luque, and another [00:10:22] candidate ended up being chosen, different from his political [00:10:25] affinity, who is named Honorio. [00:10:29] This problem, this [00:10:33] that happened with this election, also echoed with the choice of the [00:10:36] city where Abelardo was going to be inaugurated. It is reasonable [00:10:40] to think that Abelardo de la Espriella, seeing that he lost the political [00:10:43] pulse in Congress and that there was a very strong discussion in Congress [00:10:47] about whether or not to allow an inauguration in a military garrison, [00:10:50] chose a civilian route, which in this case is the inauguration in Cali. [00:10:55] Why? Because there was an atmosphere or [00:10:57] a climate of it being possible that [00:11:01] his inauguration in a military garrison would not take place because he would not [00:11:05] have the majorities in Congress, as happened with the [00:11:08] election of the board of directors. So, the [00:11:12] election, the inauguration in Cali can be read from two [00:11:15] points of view, in summary. The first, from an institutional defeat that [00:11:19] Abelardo de la Estrella suffered with the election of the board of directors and that leads him on this [00:11:23] occasion to avoid another [00:11:25] vote, to have the inauguration through civilian means. But it must also be said [00:11:29] that, eh, in a second instance, this inauguration in Cali allows Abelardo de las [00:11:33] Priria to project an image to the general citizenry of [00:11:36] decentralization, of deconcentration of power, and of [00:11:40] seeking that the regions in his government have the prominence that [00:11:43] they have not had in other governments. [00:11:46] I was just thinking while we were talking about these changes [00:11:50] that Abelardo is looking for for his inauguration, that Javier Milei here in Argentina also, when [00:11:54] he took office, he didn't dare. Not so much, but for example, the traditional message that [00:11:57] is always given before the legislative assembly inside Congress, he preferred to give it [00:12:01] outside of Congress, with his back to Congress and [00:12:04] facing the people who had come to receive him, [00:12:08] perhaps emulating a bit what the inaugurations in the United States were like. Perhaps [00:12:12] here there was more of an attempt to make the [00:12:15] Argentine ceremony similar to that of the United States. Abelardo de la [00:12:19] Espilla, does he want to resemble someone, or does he want to resemble no one, does he want to be [00:12:23] completely original? The new right [00:12:27] seeks to shake up the institutional and traditionally [00:12:30] established order a bit. [00:12:34] Yes, and they seek to shake it up through unconventional acts, [00:12:37] but in the case of Abelardo de la Espriella, it's a copy of many [00:12:41] formulas, right? Of Bukele's formula, both in his physical [00:12:44] appearance and in terms of security, of Milate's [00:12:48] formula, in symbolic and representational terms, of the [00:12:52] formula that the right has been using [00:12:55] throughout America, in America in general. There is also a copy of what happened [00:12:59] with Donald Trump. So this also reminds me a bit of the [00:13:02] episode of Napoleon, when in his [00:13:06] inauguration as Emperor of France, he takes the crown himself [00:13:10] and does not allow the Pope to place it on his head, as was [00:13:14] traditional. Outsiders seek that through [00:13:17] symbolic acts that differentiate them from those who [00:13:20] preceded them, seeking to show an era of change [00:13:23] or transformation. Just as happened with Napoleon regarding [00:13:27] the monarchies that preceded him, it happens today with these [00:13:31] right-wing leaders who, not belonging to the traditional [00:13:34] elite, seek to break away from [00:13:37] them and demonstrate that despite being right-wing, they belong to a [00:13:41] different spectrum of the political world, and in this case, [00:13:45] a right that is not connected with traditional elites but is [00:13:48] connected with other types of movements, in this case, for example, that of [00:13:52] outsiders, those who come from businesses, those who come from the private [00:13:55] sector. So yes, of course, this has both depth and breadth, [00:13:59] and on the one hand it has the symbolic theme of breaking with the institutional, but [00:14:03] it also has a very clear theme of sending [00:14:07] political messages, and in this case, as we have already been commenting, [00:14:11] sending the political message that Bogotá is not the [00:14:14] city in which all kinds [00:14:18] of ah [00:14:20] inaugurations and all [00:14:24] national political things should be carried out, but that other cities [00:14:28] can also be the protagonists with the problems we have already seen throughout [00:14:30] this interview. Juan Camilo, and seeing a little bit of this [00:14:36] so to speak, by other leaders, you even pointed out [00:14:39] this, let's say, this inspiration [00:14:43] or this reminiscence with [00:14:45] Napoleon, eh, finally, does all this [00:14:49] end up serving a purpose or does it end up being a spectacle for [00:14:52] politics? I mean, if there are [00:14:55] pompous actions and little content, I mean, taking a bit of what Jamiley has done, [00:14:59] what Bukele has done, I mean, all these [00:15:02] changes that are seen so much, in depth, are they such [00:15:06] changes or is it a bit of "gatopardismo" to change so that nothing [00:15:08] changes? Well, I consider that [00:15:12] it depends, it depends because in Napoleon's case, [00:15:15] I go back to the example, eh, there was a clear break between the state and the [00:15:19] church. But for example, in the case of the leaders who are taking office and are [00:15:23] right-wing outsiders in Latin America, [00:15:26] it depends on the country we're talking about. For example, with Bukele, [00:15:30] what do people associate with Bukele, or what is the value associated with [00:15:34] security? My law is associated with the [00:15:37] economic recovery of Argentina, while, for [00:15:41] example, Abelardo de la Estrella arrives with a very similar flag to [00:15:44] Bukele's, which is the reclaiming of [00:15:47] what a large part of his [00:15:51] security, but he also comes with other flags. It must be remembered that [00:15:55] Abelardo de la Estrella during the campaign said that he was [00:15:58] the leader who was going to dismantle the left and that he was not going to align [00:16:02] with movements close to this political sector. [00:16:06] So a large part of the symbolism that he is currently [00:16:09] trying to embody, not only through the inauguration, but also [00:16:13] through, for example, the ministers he begins to appoint, [00:16:17] seeks precisely to distance himself from the left and [00:16:20] begin to fulfill that promise, at least symbolically. Note that [00:16:22] for example, the issue of Cali, as we have already [00:16:26] commented here, is not just an issue that has to do with [00:16:30] decentralization, but also with [00:16:33] placing the authority or the presidential command [00:16:39] the city that represented one of the largest [00:16:42] resistance foci of the social uprising, [00:16:46] which was an uprising that was mobilized by the left in [00:16:49] Colombia. But also his appointments, let's talk about the fact that, for [00:16:52] example, the Ministry of Education at this moment will [00:16:56] be in charge of a policy of [00:16:59] a minister named Vivian Morales, who when she was a congresswoman [00:17:03] advanced or promoted a project that sought to prevent [00:17:07] LGBTI couples from having the possibility of adopting. She is at [00:17:11] this moment in or will be in the Abelardo government in the Ministry of [00:17:14] Education and many other appointments that have [00:17:17] to do with, eh, promoting that [00:17:21] right-wing agenda that Abelardo de la Estrella promised in [00:17:24] his campaign. So that has both sides, it has both the symbolic [00:17:28] weight of the spectacle and also a clear political [00:17:31] directive that Abelardo de la Estrella will end up imposing, and we have to see if he fulfills [00:17:35] it or not, that depends on the leader, but of course he is part of [00:17:39] that political line of the new right in Latin America. Juan [00:17:43] Camilo, let's stop here, we're going to take a break and then we'll continue chatting with [00:17:48] Faculty of Law, Political and Social Sciences of the National University of Colombia, [00:17:52] about this inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella. We will also review who will [00:17:56] be present there. 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We are talking about all the symbolism that will surround this [00:21:30] inauguration of Abelardo de la Espriella this August [00:21:33] 7th in Colombia, which will not be in [00:21:36] Bogotá, but in Cali. And I wanted to review [00:21:39] a bit who the guests will be, because this also entails [00:21:43] a great security deployment, moving [00:21:46] leaders, official delegations from the [00:21:50] capital to a place in the interior of Colombia that is also so marked by [00:21:54] violence and insecurity. Eh, finally, who ends [00:21:57] up going, let's say, his companions from the new Latin American right [00:22:01] and some others? How do you see this list of guests who have confirmed their [00:22:05] participation, in which the US Secretary of State, [00:22:09] for example, will not be present? Well, I'll start with that last point, it [00:22:13] was expected that the Secretary of State would be present, because among other things, the [00:22:16] Donald Trump administration openly supported Abelardo [00:22:20] during the campaign. However, the delegation, of course, [00:22:23] is a delegation, eh, not only from the United States, but [00:22:27] internationally, that is aligned and favorable to the political [00:22:30] project that Abelardo de la Estrella represents. Perhaps [00:22:34] one of the most important surprises that this inauguration has [00:22:38] in terms of guests is the possible absence of [00:22:41] Álvaro Uribe Vélez. Look quickly, for those who are [00:22:45] watching us, Álvaro Uribe Vélez was or [00:22:47] is the Colombian politician who until these elections was the [00:22:51] face of the right in Colombia. He was president twice, [00:22:55] reelected, and in fact, both times [00:22:58] he won the presidency of the Republic eh without a [00:23:01] second round. Why? Because he achieved the majorities that were needed for it. [00:23:05] And being the key figure of the right, he will not attend the [00:23:08] inauguration of President Abelardo de la Espriella, at least from what is [00:23:12] known so far. This marks a break in Colombia, [00:23:16] because at this moment Colombia is [00:23:19] debating between two rights: a more [00:23:22] traditional right, more eh of [00:23:24] political parties, versus another right that comes to power [00:23:28] from the realm of outsiders and that begins to [00:23:31] break with traditional figures. Álvaro Uribe, in fact, [00:23:35] supported Abelardo de la Estrella in the second round of the campaign, and this [00:23:38] break means a lot. Why? Uribismo was what [00:23:42] allowed the Senate presidency to [00:23:45] be won by the opponent of Abelardo de la Espriella's [00:23:48] candidate. Activism at this moment in [00:23:52] public demonstrations speaks from an ideological [00:23:55] position distanced from Abelardo de las Pellas, and [00:23:58] Uribismo, through its most important figure, Álvaro [00:24:02] Uribe Vélez, says he will not attend. So that has a very important [00:24:05] symbolic weight within the country because it means that the right [00:24:09] is dividing in the nation and that Abelardo de las Trillas came to [00:24:12] be a presidency of rupture. But let's also talk about other guests. It is known [00:24:16] that, for example, the president of FIFA will come. Eh, I was [00:24:20] seeing today a news item that Infantino will be [00:24:23] present at the presidential inauguration of Abelardo de la Estriella. This [00:24:27] of course sends many messages because it is not only eh a matter of [00:24:30] politicians in office, but also of the political weight that [00:24:34] sectors like football have globally. Today football [00:24:38] also moves masses, and the fact that [00:24:42] Infantino attends the celebration, the inauguration [00:24:45] of Abelardo de la Estrella, sends a message, at least [00:24:47] it sends two messages. The first [00:24:50] eh, that Abelardo de las Pillas aligns with that business sector [00:24:54] that, eh, basically is part of those economic [00:24:57] elites globally, but also a [00:25:00] message of unity around [00:25:04] a closing of ranks of what one could call [00:25:08] the great international establishment around Abelardo de la [00:25:11] Espriella. Other figures, of course, eh, the [00:25:15] countries that at this moment in Latin America align with Abelardo de la [00:25:18] Estrella will also be present at the [00:25:22] inauguration. It is known that, for example, President Milei was invited, and [00:25:26] look, something you mentioned is very important. [00:25:29] Cali is a city that historically and [00:25:32] unfortunately is insecure. It is a city in which [00:25:36] it is known that armed groups have been present, [00:25:39] etc., and of course, as we have already been saying, Abelardo de la [00:25:43] Estrella's message to these groups is a message of containment, of [00:25:46] security, that he will not allow these places to be taken. [00:25:50] But it is reasonable to think that not only the [00:25:54] security schemes must be very alert, but that, eh, [00:25:59] happens in this city, and I say this because [00:26:03] recently today, eh, it is known that there was a seizure in the country of [00:26:07] a vehicle loaded with explosives that was heading towards the city [00:26:11] of Cali. Let's hope that nothing happens, but this city [00:26:15] will have to reinforce its security schemes for this [00:26:18] inauguration, because it is known that it could be the object of [00:26:22] terrorist attacks, of, ah, [00:26:25] situations that threaten public order, [00:26:28] and the most worrying thing here is that, well, we will have a fairly large [00:26:32] international delegation that needs to be protected [00:26:36] from disruptive elements or that in this case [00:26:39] represent, eh, armed groups outside the law that [00:26:42] could try to torpedo this presidential inauguration. [00:26:46] However, and going back to your question, clearly [00:26:49] we currently have an international delegation that, on the one hand, from the [00:26:53] United States, it was expected that perhaps [00:26:55] ah, eh, eh, higher-ranking [00:26:59] delegates would come, and at some point in the Colombian press, [00:27:02] there was even talk of the possible surprise of, eh, a visit from Donald [00:27:06] Trump, something that has not happened in other inaugurations, eh, in Latin [00:27:10] America, eh, but that was perhaps expected due to the support that the President [00:27:14] of the United States gave to Abelardo de la Estrella. Without However, the delegation that the United [00:27:18] States will send is a delegation that, while not being of the [00:27:21] highest level, does have an important level within American [00:27:24] politics, as well as delegates from all over Latin [00:27:28] America. [00:27:31] Juan Camilo, we have a minute left. I want to ask you [00:27:34] what will happen to the Nariño House, because the previous administration had already said that they could [00:27:38] turn it into a museum. Uh, do you think something like [00:27:41] this will happen or that at first he will try to [00:27:44] reduce the importance of the Nariño House and it will eventually end up as always, [00:27:48] that everything ends up converging there, because it is very difficult to change [00:27:52] everything so drastically and in such a brilliant way. How do you see it? [00:27:55] Well, in Barranquilla they are already [00:27:59] the presidency of the republic, and the promise of Abelardo is [00:28:02] to turn the palace into a museum [00:28:06] open to the public. Look, Colombia [00:28:09] is not a centralized [00:28:11] country due to an absence of presidential [00:28:15] will. It is a country only because there has [00:28:18] been a lack of will, but rather it is a centralized country because its [00:28:21] institutions have historically operated in Bogotá. [00:28:25] Although President Abelardo de la Espriella says he will turn the [00:28:28] palace into a museum, something he can do, he still maintains a presidential [00:28:33] office in the San Carlos palace. He announced that in Bogotá, when [00:28:37] he was in Bogotá, he would govern from the San Carlos palace. [00:28:40] So, there are several things to say here. Bogotá will not lose its [00:28:43] importance, at least not all the importance it has in national [00:28:47] politics, because Bogotá is a city that is [00:28:51] strategically located for the Colombian case and whose institutions [00:28:54] have historically operated here. Uh, but [00:28:57] it must also be said that this attempt at decentralization can indeed [00:29:01] lead to the palace becoming an open-air museum, but Bogotá will [00:29:04] continue to have an important role, not because Abelardo de las Priella [00:29:08] loves Bogotá, because it seems that maybe he doesn't so much, that [00:29:12] he will probably govern more thinking about the regions, but because the institutional [00:29:15] burden and the weight of history will make it so that many of the [00:29:19] decisions that are made converge in the capital of the [00:29:22] country. Juan Camilo, thank you for being with us. That was [00:29:29] the National University of Colombia who has been with us here in conclusions. Thank [00:29:33] you very much, we will take a new break, but when we return here to [00:29:37] conclusions, we will talk about the assassination of a young man while he was making [00:29:40] content for social networks in Culiacán that [00:29:43] reignites the debate about violence in Mexico. A short break and we will be back [00:29:47] with this topic, don't go anywhere.