Since the investiture of the new Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, on August 7, several controversies have agitated Spain and Colombia.
The object of the scandal: the sword of Simon Bolivar, which Gustavo Petro brought for the ceremony.
As the sword of the “Libertador” passed in front of the official rostrum, all the Heads of State present stood up… Except King Felipe VI of Spain.
The left-wing Spanish party Podemos, a member of the government coalition, saw it as a scandalous lack of respect:
“The sword of Bolivar represents the sovereignty of Latin America.
King Felipe VI was the only head of state to remain seated as he passed.
It is a serious lack of respect that calls for an apology from our country.”
Socialist Culture Minister Miquel Iceta called the controversy a
"disproportionate"
for an unimportant question.
In Colombia, if the gesture of the King of Spain was noticed, it was above all the attitude of Gustavo Petro's predecessor that was commented on...
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