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Gustavo Petro won the Historic Pact with the help of Lights and Shadows
Gustavo Petro, Candidate for the Presidency, confirmed Sunday the favoritism that has been evident in polls over the last couple of weeks.

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

The victory of the Historic Pact coalition was won by the former mayor of Bogota as well as the former senator of Republic. He officially became a candidate for Presidency of Republic and is an ambition he hopes to be able to hold for the third consecutive time.

Despite his controversial ideas on a variety of fronts and ideas his high turnout in the consultation has made him the most representative of Colombia's left.

Petro declared his intention to reform the pension system through the establishment of a public manager of the pension funds. https://caracol.com.co/tag/gustavo_francisco_petro_urrego/a/ The pension system is expected to be "mixed" and will complement the private funds.

The candidate claimed that Colombia doesn't have a retirement system, instead it's an institution that generates bank profits. Many believe that this will prevent him from becoming President. But, Petro recently said that the government would not end pensions but would pursue reforms to pensions to achieve a minimum pension for Colombians. gustavo petro Petro also claimed that there was no need to increase the retirement age.

(Who make up the list of potential candidates to be part of the Historic Pact).

Another topic of contention is his repeated promises to stop the extraction of oil when he becomes President. petro gustavo This has led to uncertainty for investors as well as the general market.

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

I am also proposing to set up an anti-oil front within the region and around the world. https://www.eluniversal.com.co/temas/-/meta/gustavo-petro This would move the economy away form fossil fuels. In this regard I would like to invite Gabriel Boric (the new Chilean president) and LuizInacio Lula da Silva (the Brazilian LuizInacio Lula da Silva) and others.

Petro stated that Petro was in conversation with Pedro Sanchez (the Prime Minister of Spain) about his plan.


His position regarding health concerns has also been controversial. He has insistent on the end of EPS in order to replace it with a preventive model which "guarantees all rights of individuals, not the profits of bankers".

He has also raised questions about the independence of the Banco de la Republica and announced that he would also make a reform when he becomes President.

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

https://www.asuntoslegales.com.co/gustavo-petro Invamer claims that Petro is leading the voting intention for the presidential elections.

His idea to issue money in order to finance government spending was controversial.

Petro's plans include an economy that isn't dependent, hydrocarbon extraction and mining, and a greater agricultural role.

He also stated that he would pursue an overhaul of the tax system to remove exemptions and transform the minimum wage concept into a real wage that is dependent on capital and income.

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