Social protest, a task that comes to Duque

This is one of the first statements of the new Minister of Defense, Guillermo Botero "We respect social protest but we also believe that it must be ordered and represent the interests of all Colombians and not only "

This is a prelude to a rule that will surely be debated in Congress, because he said that" the next government will be able to make great progress if it succeeds in promoting a law that goes into this meaning, "in short, Botero proposes to regulate protests.

Criticism has become evident, and unions, unions, and opposition political sectors have rejected what they see as" the repression of social struggles. "Botero says that during the last term, strikes increased by 60%, crippling cities and sometimes the country.

This will be one of the issues that the government of Duke will have to face it, and it's not just about the Ministry of Defense. . The events cover eight sectors, including: educators, freight carriers and farmers.

Although the government has managed the crisis through dialogue, several sectors remain unhappy and are likely to take your demands as a matter of fact Teachers already have a day scheduled for July 25th. Because of this situation, the new government must take care of social demand and meet the needs of different sectors so as not to be in a tight pants like its predecessor.

According to the expert in public policy of the Externado University, Gonzalo Ordóñez, there are stops that can be avoided, others not: "the second are the most complicated because they are more part of a work of political opposition than a social claim. So, even if the government has tools to try to avoid them, it is impossible. "

He adds that there are evaluation mechanisms" that allow the monitoring of commitments. This means that the government must show results in anticipation of the events: there are indicators, measures, studies that have this objective. However, this has not yet been implemented in the public administration. "

However, it is a reality that resources are needed to resolve work stoppages and, according to José Fernando Bedoy professor at the Faculty of Government of the Externado, the demands of the sectors are accompanied by budget. "However, it is becoming increasingly restricted because of commitments related to public debt, future obligations, social spending and pensions."

President Santos was struck by When I say "there is no such unemployment", referring to the agricultural protest, the police code already proposes restrictive measures, but, as Botero says, more rules will come out. .