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Gustavo Petro won the Historic Pact with the help of Lights and Shadows
The candidate Gustavo Petro confirmed on Sunday the favorable vote that polls have been indicating for weeks.

(Position of Candidates to the Historic Pact On Pensions and Inflation).

Ex-senator of the Republic and ex-mayor in Bogota was able to secure the victory through the Historic Pact coalition. Officially the former mayor is now an aspirant to the presidency, which he hopes to win for the third time.

He's the most authentic figure in Colombian left, and is a credible presidential candidate, despite his controversial ideas and ideas on numerous fronts, including economic.

Petro expressed his desire to reform the pension system through the creation of an administrator public for pension funds. This will enable Petro to mix the public and private funds to create an "mixed, complementary system."

Gustavo Petro As per the candidate, according to the candidate, in Colombia there not a pension system. https://www.eluniversal.com.co/temas/-/meta/gustavo-petro Instead, the system is based on bank profits. Many claim Petro will eliminate the chance of him becoming the president. However, Petro recently said that the government would not end pensions but would seek pension reform to achieve a minimum pension for Colombians. Petro further stated that it's not necessary to increase the age of retirement.

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

Another issue that has caused controversy is that he has repeatedly said that he'll stop extraction of oil by the time he takes office. This is an issue that has led to uncertainty for investors.

Experts believe Petro's plan to Colombia to end oil exploration would cause an estimated loss of $4.3 billion.

https://www.asuntoslegales.com.co/gustavo-petro https://www.camara.gov.co/gustavo-petro-urrego Added to this proposal is the creation of an anti-oil front in the region and across the globe to move away from fossil fuels, to which I would like to invite the new president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, and the Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and others.


Petro said he was speaking with Pedro Sanchez (the Prime Minister of Spain) regarding his idea.

His position regarding health issues has been also controversial. He has insistent on eliminating EPS and replacing it with a preventive model which "guarantees both the rights of people and not the financial gains of bankers".

He also questioned the independence of Banco de la Republica, and announced that he will also revamp the institution should he becoming president.

According to Petro, "the Board of Directors of the Bank is part of a political party, the Democratic Center" and therefore, "what we want is an independent Bank of the Republic (...) it seems to me important to ensure that the board is a part of society," said the candidate, in the middle of an argument.

Invamer says that Petro is the main vote intention in the presidential elections.

His idea of issuing money to finance spending on government was also controversial.

Petro's ideas include an economy that isn't dependent, mining and extraction of hydrocarbons and a greater role for agriculture.

petro gustavo It is also stated that he will propose a tax reform that eliminates exemptions as well as the replacement of the idea of minimum wage by a real wage that is based on income and capital.

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