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Political Party Dynamics and Government Relations
this party because it deserves, it deserves, it deserves respect.
And I am indeed afraid of the idea that in President Alex Prieta's circle
to already put an end to this party.
Furthermore, I haven't retired Uribe, I'm old, I recently turned 148,
74 by day and 74 by night.
The problem is why they are going to destroy a guiding party of these theses.
But doesn't it end up being very strange, the
concept of declaring oneself a governing party,
of the Democratic Center being a governing party.
Isn't that like couples where only one of the people knows
that they are in a relationship. You want to be the partner of President Espeya,
but he has no idea and doesn't want to be your partner, that is to say.
No, the day, I informed them at 7:00 a.m. on that Tuesday after
the election.
I told him, "Mr. President, there is a meeting." Oh, it's already 6:59.
I told him, "Mr. President, there is going to be a party meeting at noon"
and the party, at the proposal of Dr.
Paloma and Dr. Gabriel Vallejo,
director, which I endorse, is going to declare itself a ruling party.
You defeated us with our own theses, and we humbly acknowledge it.
There is an alignment of principles. He didn't say no to me, I called him.
That was a consultative communication, and we declared ourselves a ruling party.
And I say to the political scientists who have criticized,
that the Democratic Center was left with nothing because it didn't demand it.
Thank goodness we didn't demand it.
That shows our consistency.
And so, what we want is to support everything that serves the country
and also defend this party.
And that is why we defend the right of this party to hold the presidency of the Senate,
which is a guarantee to pass the government's bills, so as not to
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Original transcript (Spanish)
este partido porque merece, merece, merece respetarlo. Y a mí sí me da miedo la idea que en el entorno del presidente Alex Prieta ya de acabar con este partido. Yo más no he jubilado a Uribe, viejo estoy, cumplí 148 años hace poco, 74 de día y 74 de noche.
El problema es por qué van a acabar un partido guionero de estas tesis. Pero no termina siendo muy extraña la figura de declararse partido de gobierno, de que el Centro Democrático sea partido de gobierno. Eso no es como en las parejas en las que solamente una de las personas sabe
que está en la pareja. Ustedes quieren ser novios del presidente de la Espeya, pero él no tiene ni idea y no quiere ser novio de ustedes, es decir. No, el día, yo les comuniqué a las 7 de la mañana de ese martes después de la elección. Le dije, presidente, hay una reunión. Uy, ya son 6 59.
Le dije, presidente, va a ser, va a haber una reunión del partido a las 12 del día y el partido, por proposición de la doctora Paloma, del doctor Gabriel Vallejo, director, y yo la avalo, se va a declarar partido de gobierno. Usted nos derrotó con nuestras tesis y humildemente lo reconocemos.
Hay una identificación de tesis. Él no me dijo no, yo lo llamé. Eso era una comunicación consulta y nos declaramos partido de gobierno. Y le digo a los politólogos que han criticado, es que el Centro Democrático se quedó sin nada porque no lo exigió. Siquiera no lo exigimos.
Eso muestra nuestra coherencia. Y entonces lo que queremos es apoyar todo lo que le sirva a la patria y defender también este partido. Y por eso defendemos el derecho de este partido a tener la presidencia del Senado, que es una garantía para sacar los proyectos de gobierno, para no
