The political campaign in Colombia added a new source of tension after the dissemination of complaints of sexual harassment involving Axcan Duque, an official of the Ministry of Equality, for sending sexually explicit photographs to a co-worker, a key area of Gustavo Petro's leftist government. The case, which led to the resignation of a vice-minister, was publicly promoted by Senator Paloma Valencia, who brought the issue to the center of the political debate in a pre-electoral
context.According to published information, the accusations had previously been filed against Deputy Minister Duque for sending sexual content to the victim in formal instances, raising questions about institutional response times. The departure of Axcan Duque came after the case gained public visibility, which marked a turning point in the internal management of the ministry
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The episode takes place in an organism that has played a prominent role in the structure of the current government, both because of its symbolic weight and also because it was created by Petro himself. In this framework, the case introduces an element of tension in a portfolio that had already been observed due to its level of execution and the organization of its
administrative structure.At the same time, the controversy also reached government figures such as Iván Cepeda, a candidate backed by Gustavo Petro, mentioned in the public debate after the media exposure of the case. Reactions within the political space have been diverse, with pronouncements that, in some cases, were limited to pointing out the need for investigations to proceed through the appropriate channels
