Gustavo Petro responded to De la Espriella's accusations of a fiscal deficit: "He doesn't know how to divide, he doesn't know where he stands."

On Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 8:00 p.m., Gustavo Petro intervened in a national broadcast space to exercise a right of reply granted to the Pacto Histórico by the National Electoral Council.

During the address, Petro responded directly to accusations regarding a fiscal deficit made by De la Espriella, dismissing the claims by stating that his critic does not know how to divide or where he is standing.