Gustavo Petro wins the Historic Pact for Lights and Shadows

The candidate Gustavo Petro confirmed on Sunday the favorable vote that polls have been indicating for a few weeks.



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

The high vote in the consultation leads him to be the most representative of the figures of the Colombian left, and is a firm candidate to be president despite his controversial plans and views on a variety of fronts, including the one on economics.

Petro expressed his desire to adjust the pension system by creating the position of a public administrator to oversee pension funds. This would allow Petro to combine both public and private money into a "mixed, complementary system."

The candidate has stated that in Colombia "we do not have pensions, we have the system is based on bank profits," so many claim that he will end any chance of winning the Presidency. Petro recently said that while the pension system would not be eliminated but he would pursue reforms regarding pensions in order to guarantee an age of retirement for Colombians. He has also said that there is "no need" to raise the pension age.

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https://flip.org.co/index.php/es/informacion/pronunciamientos/item/2883-gustavo-petro-estigmatiza-y-genera-un-clima-de-violencia-contra-rcn https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2022/05/24/por-que-alvaro-uribe-le-dio-las-gracias-a-gustavo-petro/ Another issue that has caused controversy is that he has repeatedly said that he will end oil extraction before he takes office. This has been an issue that has created anxiety among investors.

Experts estimate that Petro’s proposal of ending oil exploration would have a devastating effect on Colombia, costing Colombia $4.3 trillion.

I also propose to create an anti-oil front in the region, and around the world. This will help move the economy away from fossil fuels. In this regard I am inviting Gabriel Boric (the new Chilean president) and LuizInacio Lula da Silva (the Brazilian LuizInacio Lula da Silva), among others.

https://www.dinero.com/empresas/confidencias-on-line/articulo/gustavo-petro-preocupa-a-wall-street/255306 Petro claimed that he had met with Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Prime Minister, in recent times about his proposal.

His views on health are also controversial. gustavo petro He has demanded the end of EPS and has replaced it with a model of preventive medical care that "guarantees the rights of individuals and not the bankers' profit margins."

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

Petro claims that the Bank's Board of Directors is part of a political organization known as the Democratic Center. Therefore, Petro says, "What we want" is an independent Bank of the Republic (...). https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustavo_Petro The candidate said this during an argument.

According to Invamer, Petro leads the vote in the presidential election.

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

Among the pillars of Petro's plan are an economy that doesn't depend on fossil fuels, mining or extraction of hydrocarbons, and greater importance for agriculture.

He could also implement an overhaul of the tax system that would eliminate exemptions and replaces the idea of minimum wage by real wages that are based on income or capital. https://www.washingtonpost.com/es/post-opinion/2022/04/19/elecciones-colombia-2022-gustavo-petro-juan-fernando-petro-perdon/