Tag: Gustavo Petro

• Monday, August 8th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Petro sworn in as President of Colombia: times of change ahead

  

  Gustavo Petro was sworn in Sunday as Colombia's first-ever leftwing president, thus succeeding the conservative and highly unpopular Iván Duque.

• Saturday, August 6th 2022 - 11:17 UTC

  No Premier resignation by cabinet reshuffled anyway in Peru

  

  Peru's President Pedro Castillo Terrones Friday declined Premier Aníbal Torres' resignation, who will therefore remain in his post. But the head of state did make some cabinet reshuffling involving six ministries anyway.

• Friday, August 5th 2022 - 09:28 UTC

  Peruvian Congress keeps Castillo from attending Petro's inauguration

  

  Peru's one-house Congress Thursday denied President Pedro Castillo Terrones permission to attend the inauguration of Colombia's new President Gustavo Petro in Bogota on Aug. 7. Castillo had filed for clearance to be out of the country between Aug. 6 to 8, as per Article 102 of the Constitution.

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

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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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.