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Montevideo, April 23rd 2024 - 13:50 UTC

Tag: Gustavo Petro

  • Wednesday, August 3rd 2022 - 08:59 UTC

    Petro's liaison team releases report on the state of Colombia

    Duque leaves Petro very little on which to build

    Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro's liaison team with the outgoing administration of Iván Duque released earlier this week a report on what to expect when the first-ever leftwing head of state is inaugurated Aug. 7.

  • Tuesday, July 26th 2022 - 09:42 UTC

    Daunting challenges for the reformed Colombia Petro pledged

    Colombia is battling with the highest public debt in its history at 65% of GDP, while annual inflation has risen to 9.6%

    President-elect Gustavo Petro won on the promise to bring deep social, economic and political change in Colombia, but challenges are daunting. Currently the country's GDP is estimated by OECD to grow 6,1% as a result of a post-pandemic consumption boost and international demand for fossil fuels because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

  • Monday, July 25th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    ELN interested in peace deal with future Colombian gov't

    “The war on drug trafficking must end because it is a policy that did not produce any positive results,” the ELN leader said

    Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) leader Eliécer Erlinto Chamorro, alias Antonio García, has said on his Twitter account that the guerrilla militias under his command were interested in reaching peace deal with future President Gustavo Petro after he takes office on August 7.

  • Tuesday, July 19th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

    Petro wants FTA with US repenned

    Colombia's President-elect Gustavo Petro and US Ambassador to Bogotá Francisco Palmieri met Monday to discuss common goals with the incoming administration which might include renegotiating the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) signed ten years ago between the two countries.

  • Thursday, July 14th 2022 - 22:17 UTC

    Gaviria's Colombian Liberals to side with Petro

    Petro and former Organization of American States (OAS) Chief Gaviria met in Florence, Italy.

    A group of Colombian Liberal lawmakers has issued a statement announcing they will be joining forces with President-elect Gustavo Petro once he takes office on Aug. 7, after the former guerrilla fighter and incumbent leftwing Senator met with former President and current Liberal Party (PL) Chairman César Gaviria in Italy earlier this week.

  • Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 07:54 UTC

    US dollar soars in Colombia as Petro's inauguration looms over

    As long as there is uncertainty, investments “will leave,” Duque stressed.

    The Colombian peso Monday suffered a historic devaluation amid uncertainty less than a month ahead of President-elect Gustavo Petro's inauguration.

  • Wednesday, July 6th 2022 - 10:24 UTC

    President-elect Petro, a former guerrilla fighter, wants lasting peace in Colombia

    “No one who is linked to human rights violations should remain in the leadership” of the Armed Forces, Petro explained

    Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro has in mind a series of revolutionary changes to achieve total peace in a country torn by guerrilla wars for over six decades, including the resumption of talks with the National Liberation Army (ELN), it was reported Tuesday.

  • Friday, July 1st 2022 - 22:45 UTC

    Lacalle arrives in Colombia to meet Duque but not Petro

    Luis Lacalle Pou will not be meeting President-elect Gustavo Petro, who is off to Europe on a short holiday before taking office next month

    Uruguay's President Luis Lacalle Pou landed late Thursday local time at Bogotá's Eldorado international airport, where he was welcomed by Deputy Foreign Minister Francisco Echeverri.

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 20:03 UTC

    Petro advised to end compulsory military service in Colombia

    The report also suggested reviewing the military budget for the downsizing of the Armed Forces

    Colombia's Truth Commission has requested President-elect Gustavo Petro to bring compulsory military service to an end once he takes office Aug. 7, together with a broad transformation of the Armed Forces, with a focus on the respect for human rights and international law.

  • Thursday, June 30th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Petro and Uribe hold unprecedented meeting to discuss Colombia's future

    Pero and Uribe have exchanged bitter accusations from their Senate benches

    Colombian political foes former President Álvaro Uribe and President-elect Gustavo Petro met Wednesday for a round of dialogue that was unthinkable not so long ago. Following Petro's invitation, the two rivals got together to build bridges during their first face-to-face encounter in Bogota.