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Fotografía de prensa que acompaña la nota sobre el cuestionamiento de José Obdulio Gaviria al representante Mateo Hidalgo
José Obdulio Gaviria cuestionó al representante Mateo Hidalgo tras la tensión entre Álvaro Uribe y la Casa de Nariño. · SEMANA

Gaviria questions Hidalgo after tension between Uribe and the presidential palace

José Obdulio Gaviria questioned Representative Mateo Hidalgo after the controversy that led Álvaro Uribe to accuse the finance minister.

José Obdulio Gaviria, ideologue of the Democratic Center, questioned his party's representative Mateo Hidalgo and said he chose the wrong party, amid the controversy that led former president Álvaro Uribe to publicly accuse Finance Minister Miguel Gómez Martínez. --- The context --- The controversy began when Uribe reported on his social network that one of his congressmen had informed him that Minister Gómez Martínez had asked him for a résumé in the middle of the processing of Government projects. Uribe reacted with a public accusation. Later, Hidalgo clarified in a press statement that it was all a misunderstanding and a confusion. --- The facts --- Hidalgo stated that, when he tried to explain to President Álvaro Uribe what had happened, he used a mistaken expression that could have led him to interpret that the minister had requested two résumés from him. He acknowledged that the statement was imprecise and took personal responsibility. He explained that what happened was a conversation about suitable people to run a company whose situation concerned him, and that sources of professional profiles were mentioned, but that there was no concrete request from the minister. --- The positions --- Gaviria said that Hidalgo chose the wrong party and that the party chose the wrong candidate to head the Chamber of Representatives list for Caldas. He defended that Uribe maintains direct, unmediated contact with the social base and the militancy and never speaks just for the sake of speaking. He reported that the Democratic Center has reminded Vice President José Manuel Restrepo of his campaign concepts: no new taxes will be imposed, nor will indebtedness or inflation increase to cover the fiscal deficit, the path will be spending cuts and a zero deficit will be sought. He stated that certain troll networks spread the claim that the caucus asked for posts in exchange for favorable votes, and mentioned that Hidalgo told a radio station that a loss-of-investiture lawsuit is pending against him before the Council of State and proceedings before the Supreme Court over alleged related crimes. --- What remains unknown --- No formal party decision has been reported on Hidalgo's permanence as head of the list for Caldas, nor an additional response from the finance minister or the presidential palace. The current status of the proceedings mentioned before the Council of State and the Supreme Court is also not detailed. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the Democratic Center adopt any decision on the head of the Chamber list for Caldas after this questioning? Will there be a statement from the finance minister or the Government on the version clarified by Hidalgo? What is the concrete status of the lawsuit before the Council of State and of the proceedings before the Supreme Court mentioned in the statement? --- EPM analysis --- The case combines imprecise communication, a high-impact public denunciation, and a discussion about the economic line regarding the tax reform. The clarification narrows the fact, but the questioning shifts the debate toward suitability. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, the episode leaves a clear institutional lesson for everyone involved: a late clarification does not erase the damage of an imprecise account that escalated into a public accusation against the finance minister. That Hidalgo takes responsibility is a minimum requirement, but the deeper question about his continuity as head of the list in Caldas remains open and must be resolved with criteria of rigor, not accommodation, if the party wants to preserve its credibility before its base and voters.
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