Cuban president expresses solidarity with Petro in the face of coup attempt

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has expressed his solidarity with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, who denounced that he is facing an ongoing coup d'état.

“All our solidarity with the President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, who denounced an attempt to subvert the popular will as part of the actions of the oligarchies in the region against progressive governments,” the Cuban head of state said in a message on his account on the X social network.

The Colombian president affirmed on Tuesday that he initiated a coup d'état against him and against the pro-government political coalition Pacto Histórico.

“The coup d'état has begun,” said the Colombian president after the message of the Full Chamber of the National Electoral Council (CNE), which decided to open an investigation and bring charges against the first and second round presidential campaign of the coalition Historical Pact, represented ”by citizens Gustavo Petro Urrego, candidate; Ricardo Roa Barragán, campaign manager; Lucy Aydee Mogollón Alfonso treasurer, María Lucy Soto Caro and Juan Carlos Lemus Gómez, auditors; the political movement Colombia Humana and the political party Unión Patriótica (UP); for the alleged violation of the electoral campaign financing regime”.