 Several months later, the student movement was given the opportunity to present their beliefs to parliament when the Bolivarian political party "Podemos" (that had recently joined the opposition) fought for the students' right to raise their concerns.Student representatives spoke out at parliament on 7 June 2007, and the speeches were broadcast live on television and radio.Douglas Barrios, a student leader from the "Universidad Metropolitana", gave a speech in which he addressed the political neutrality of the student movement