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Gustavo Petro, Winner of the Historic Pact: Lights and Shadows
The candidate Gustavo Petro confirmed on Sunday the favorable vote that polls had been marking for several weeks.

(Position of candidates of the Historic Pact on Pensions and inflation).

In the end, the former Bogota mayor Bogota and former senator of the Republic managed to win the victory in the Historic Pact coalition and officially becomes a candidate for presidency of the Republic, a position to which he aspires for the third time.

petro gustavo The huge turnout in the consultations made him the most representative of members of the Colombian left. He's also a solid potential presidential candidate despite his controversial opinions and ideas on many different fronts.

https://www.dinero.com/empresas/confidencias-on-line/articulo/gustavo-petro-preocupa-a-wall-street/255306 Petro has expressed his intention to make a readjustment to the pension system through the establishment of a public administrator of pension funds, resulting in the benefit of a "mixed and complementary system" together with private fund.


The candidate has said that in Colombia "we do not have a pension system, but banks have a profit system," so many claim that he will eliminate the chances of reaching the presidency. Petro has recently said that he would not abolish the system, but would instead seek to overhaul the system of pensions in Colombia to ensure the minimum amount of pension for Colombians. He has also said that there is "no necessity" to increase the age of retirement.

(Who make up the Historic Pact's list of possible candidates).

Another controversial issue is the fact that he's repeatedly stated that he will end oil extraction by the time he takes office. This has been an issue that has created confusion for investors.

The experts estimate that Petro's proposal to stop exploration for oil would cost Colombia around $4.3 billion.

https://flip.org.co/index.php/es/informacion/pronunciamientos/item/2883-gustavo-petro-estigmatiza-y-genera-un-clima-de-violencia-contra-rcn In addition, this proposal will create an antioil front across the region and the globe that shifts the focus of our economy away from fossil fuels. To accomplish this I'd suggest inviting Gabriel Boric the Chilean president and LuizInacio Lula Silva the Brazilian president.

https://americasquarterly.org/fulltextarticle/quien-le-teme-a-gustavo-petro/ Petro stated that he spoke to Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain about his proposal.

https://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/petro-dice-que-en-su-gobierno-si-extraditaria-a-piedad-cordoba-NF17568612 His position on health issues is also controversial. https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/24/por-que-alvaro-uribe-le-dio-las-gracias-a-gustavo-petro/ He is insistent on ending EPS, and replacing it by the preventive-care model which "guarantees individuals' rights and not bankers' profits."

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

Gustavo Petro Petro stated that the Bank Board of Directors belonged to the Democratic Center and "What we would like is an independent Bank of the Republic (...) it's important that the board of directors has the presence of the society," the candidate stated during a debate.

Invamer says that Petro is leading the vote intention in the presidential election.

The idea that he proposed was also controversial. to issue money to finance government expenditures.

Petro's suggestions include an economy that isn't dependent on fossil fuels, the extraction of hydrocarbons as well as mining. gustavo petro Agriculture plays a larger importance.

It is also mentioned that he is likely to introduce a tax reform plan that would remove exemptions and transform the concept and definition of minimum wage into a real income-based wage.

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