David Cote asked Abelardo de la Espriella to repeal the Petro government's pension reform after its approval by the Court: "Colombia doesn't need any more patches."

Following a decision by the Constitutional Court that upheld the majority of the Petro administration's pension reform while returning nine articles to Congress over procedural errors, Representative David Gerardo Cote Rodríguez of the Centro Democrático party sent a letter on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, to the President of the Republic, Abelardo de la Espriella.

In his communication, Cote urged the president to repeal the pension reform entirely, asserting that the country does not need further partial fixes. The court's ruling and the subsequent political reactions have contributed to ongoing controversy within the national political landscape regarding the administration's legislative agenda.