NewzThe government of Abelardo de la Espriella declared Ricardo Valencia insubsistente (dismissed) from his position as director of the Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (Dane) after he served just three weeks in the role. The decision by the Casa de Nariño was followed by the appointment of a replacement.
The unexpected departure of the Dane director triggered a whirlwind of public reactions and political concern. Critics immediately questioned the motivations behind the abrupt removal of the statistical agency's head, raising anxieties regarding the independence of official data with the pointed question: "Are they going to manipulate the figures?"
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