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Gustavo Petro wins the Historic Pact for Lights and Shadows
Gustavo Petro , Candidate for the presidency, confirmed on Sunday the favouritism that was apparent in the polls in the past several weeks.

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

The election was won by Bogota's previous mayor and senator from the Republic. The result officially makes him a candidate in the Presidency of the Republic which that he is aspiring to for the third time.

He's the most representative of the Colombian left and is a strong candidate for president, despite his controversial ideas and ideas on numerous aspects, including economic.

Petro declared his intention to overhaul the pension system through the establishment of a public manager of the pension fund. The pension system is expected to be "mixed" and will complement the private funds.

He said that Colombia has no pension system but instead, a system of bank profits. This is what people believe makes Petro the most likely candidate to become the Presidency. Petro recently said that while the pension system would not be eliminated, he would seek reforms in pensions to guarantee an age of retirement for Colombians. He has also said that there is "no need" to raise the age of retirement.

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Another issue that has caused controversy is the fact that he repeatedly promised that he would end extraction of oil the moment the day he assumes office as President. This has caused a lot of uncertainty among investors and the market as a whole.

The experts believe that Petro's request to Colombia to stop oil exploration would result in the loss of $4.3 billion.

In addition, this proposal will create an antioil front in the region and the globe that would shift the focus of our economy away from fossil fuels. In this regard I'd suggest inviting Gabriel Boric the Chilean president and LuizInacio Lula Silva, the Brazilian president.

Petro said he had spoken to Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain regarding his idea.


His position on health concerns has been controversial as well, as he has insisted on eliminating EPS and replacing it with a preventive model that "guarantees the rights of individuals instead of the profits of bankers".

https://www.pulzo.com/noticias/gustavo-petro questioned the independence of Banco de la Republica, and announced that he will also reform the institution in the event of becoming President.

Petro said that the Bank Board of Directors of the Bank was a part of the Democratic Center, a political party. "What we seek is a truly independent Bank of the Republic (...) and it is important to us to ensure that the Board is a part of the entire community," the candidate said in the middle of the debate.

( https://caracol.com.co/tag/gustavo_francisco_petro_urrego/a/ has the highest percentage of votes in the presidential elections (according to Invamer).

The idea of creating money for government spending was not without controversy.

Petro's proposals concentrate on a sustainable economy which doesn't rely on fossil fuels.

He would also make an overhaul to the tax code that removes exemptions, and transforms the concept of minimum wages by real wages that are based on income or capital.

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