Gustavo Petro Winner of the Historic Pact Lights and Shadows

Gustavo Petro was confirmed as the candidate on Sunday. https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2022/05/29/gustavo-petro-guerrillero-m-19-historia-orix-2/ Petro has been attending the elections for several weeks and has been favored.

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The former mayor of Bogota and former senator of the Republic managed to win the victory within the Historic Pact coalition and officially is now a candidate for the presidency of the Republic the United States, a position that he hopes to attain three times.

https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/petro-dice-que-en-su-gobierno-si-extraditaria-a-piedad-cordoba-NF17568612 The high percentage of votes he received during the consultation is the most representative of the Colombian Left and a solid candidate for the presidency, despite controversial proposals and ideas on multiple fronts, like the one on economics.

Petro has stated that he plans to alter the pension system by establishing the public manager of pension funds. https://www.washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinion/2022/04/19/elecciones-colombia-2022-gustavo-petro-juan-fernando-petro-perdon/ This will allow for a "mixed system" of public and private funds.

According Petro, there's no system of pensions in Colombia. However, there are bank profits. Many have said that Petro would eliminate any possibility of being elected President. Petro recently stated however that he would not abolish the system, but would instead seek to reform the pension system in Colombia in order achieve an adequate level of pensions for Colombians. https://www.dinero.com/empresas/confidencias-on-line/articulo/gustavo-petro-preocupa-a-wall-street/255306 Petro has also stated that there is "no need" to increase the pension age.

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Another issue that has caused controversy is that he has repeatedly stated that he would end oil extraction before the time he assumes office. This is a matter that has caused uncertainty for investors.

Experts estimate that Petro's plan to end oil exploration would cost Colombia about $4.3 billion.

https://www.eltiempo.com/bogota/luis-ernesto-gomez-reacciones-por-su-llegada-a-campana-de-gustavo-petro-674840 I also suggest to establish an anti oil front in the region, as well as the world. gustavo petro This would help shift the economy away form fossil fuels. In this regard I am inviting Gabriel Boric (the new Chilean president) and LuizInacio Lula da Silva (the Brazilian LuizInacio Lula da Silva), among others.

petro gustavo Petro has said that he spoke with the Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, about his plan.

His position on healthcare is also controversial. He insists on ending EPS, and replacing it by a preventive-care model that "guarantees the rights of individuals and not the bankers' profits."

He also has questioned the legitimacy of Banco de la Republica.

https://americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/quien-le-teme-a-gustavo-petro/ Petro claims that the Bank's Board of Directors is part of a political party called the Democratic Center. Therefore, Petro says, "What we want" is a true independent Bank of the Republic (...). The candidate said this in the middle of an argument.



According to Invamer, Petro leads the vote in the presidential election.

The idea of creating cash to fund spending by the government was also controversial.

Petro's suggestions include an economy that is not dependent on fossil fuels, the extraction of hydrocarbons and mining. Agriculture plays a bigger part to play.

He also said that he will implement tax reforms to end exemptions, and to transform the concept of minimum wage into a real-world wage dependent on capital and income.