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Lights and Shadows by Gustavo Petro Winner of the Historic Pact
Gustavo Petro the candidate confirmed on Sunday the favoritism that was evident in polls for several week.

(Positions of those who are candidates for the Historic Pact to Pensions and Inflation).

The victory in the Historic Pact coalition was won by the ex-mayor of Bogota, and the former senator of Republic. He officially became an official candidate for the presidency of Republic, which is a position he longs to attain for the third time.

The overwhelming majority in the polls makes to him being the most representative figure of the Colombian left and a solid candidate for president despite his controversial ideas and ideas on several fronts, not least the one on economics.

Petro has announced his desire to adjust the pension system by the creation of a public administrator of pension funds, resulting in the benefit of a "mixed and complimentary system" together with private funds.

According Petro, there is no pension system in Colombia. https://www.semana.com/semana-tv/vicky-en-semana/articulo/me-preocupa-que-gustavo-petro-llegue-a-la-presidencia/202157/ But there are bank profits. A lot of people have stated that he will end any possibility of becoming President. Petro recently said that while the pension system would not be eliminated however, he will seek to make changes in pensions to guarantee the minimum retirement age for Colombians. Petro also claimed that there was no need to raise the retirement age.


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

Another controversial issue is that he's repeatedly said that he would cease extraction of oil when he assumes office. This has caused uncertainty among investors, and also the market in general.

https://www.eluniversal.com.co/temas/-/meta/gustavo-petro Experts estimate that Petro’s proposal to end exploration for oil in Colombia could result in a bill of around $4.3 billion.

This proposal includes the creation an anti-oil force in the region as well the world , which will move the economy away from fossil fuels. petro gustavo I would like to invite Gabriel Boric to Chile and LuizInacio Lula de Silva to join me.

Petro claimed that he's spoken with Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minster of Spain regarding his plan.

His views on health have been controversial as he is insistent on ending EPS and replacing the model with a preventive health model that "guarantees the rights of people, not bankers' profits".

He also questioned the independence the Banco de la Republica. gustavo petro He stated that he was going to make changes in the event he became the president.

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

Invamer says Petro leads the presidential election in voting intentions.

The idea was controversial because he proposed issuing money to finance government spending.

http://www.secretariasenado.gov.co/senadores/53-senadores-2018-2022/1512-gustavo-francisco-petro-urrego Petro's plans include a new economy that doesn't rely on fossil fuels. It also proposes hydrocarbon extraction. However, Petro places more emphasis on agriculture.

There is also a mention that he could introduce a tax reform that would remove exemptions and change minimum wage concepts into actual wages based on capital and income. gustavo petro

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