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Gustavo Petro's Lights and Shadows, the winner of the Historic Pact
Gustavo Petro the candidate confirmed on Sunday the favoritism that was spotted in polls for several week.

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gustavo petro The election was won by Bogota's previous senator and mayor of the Republic. This officially makes him a candidate in the Presidency of the Republic, an office that he is aspiring to for the 3rd time.

The high percentage of votes he received at the meeting will make him the most representative of the Colombian Left and is a strong candidate for the presidency, despite his controversial ideas and proposals across multiple fronts, like the one on economics.

https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/24/por-que-alvaro-uribe-le-dio-las-gracias-a-gustavo-petro/ Petro declared his intention to change pensions through the establishment of a public administrator for pension funds. Petro also plans to establish a system which can be "mixed-and-complementary" and private fund.

He said that Colombia has no pension system but instead, a system of bank profits. https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/petro-dice-que-en-su-gobierno-si-extraditaria-a-piedad-cordoba-NF17568612 This is the reason that many believe would make Petro the most likely candidate to win the president. https://www.dinero.com/empresas/confidencias-on-line/articulo/gustavo-petro-preocupa-a-wall-street/255306 Petro said recently that he wouldn't eliminate the system, but he will pursue reforms in pensions to ensure that Colombians receive a minimum retirement. Petro also claimed that there's no reason to increase the retirement age.

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Another issue that is controversial about him is that he frequently promises that he will stop oil extraction once he takes his office. This has led to confusion among investors as and the market.

Experts estimate that Petro’s proposal to end exploration for oil in Colombia will result in a cost of approximately $4.3 billion.

gustavo petro This plan includes the establishment of an anti-oil front both in the region and around the world that moves the economy away from fossil fuels. I would like to invite Gabriel Boric to Chile and LuizInacio Lula de Silva to join me.


Petro claimed that he's talked to Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minster of Spain, about his idea.

gustavo petro His attitude on health issues has also been controversial, as he has insisted on ending EPS and replacing it with a proactive health model that "guarantees the rights of people and not the profits of bankers".

He also has questioned the legitimacy of the Banco de la Republica and announced that he would also implement a change in the event of becoming President.

Petro says that the Bank's Board of Directors is part of a political organization known as the Democratic Center. Therefore, Petro says, "What we want" is a true independent Bank of the Republic (...). The candidate made that in the middle of an debate.

Invamer states that Petro is in charge of the voter's intention to vote in the presidential elections.

https://flip.org.co/index.php/es/informacion/pronunciamientos/item/2883-gustavo-petro-estigmatiza-y-genera-un-clima-de-violencia-contra-rcn https://www.washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinion/2022/04/19/elecciones-colombia-2022-gustavo-petro-juan-fernando-petro-perdon/ It was a controversial idea that he proposed issuing money to finance government spending.

The main pillars of Petro's proposals are an economy that doesn't depend on fossil fuels, mining or extraction of hydrocarbons. They also emphasize increasing importance to agriculture.

It is also stated that he will propose an overhaul of the tax system that would eliminate exemptions, and transforms the concept of minimum wage by a real wage based on income and capital.

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