Lights and Shadows by Gustavo Petro Winner of the Historic Pact

Gustavo Petro was confirmed as the candidate on Sunday. Petro has been attending the election for a few weeks and has been favored.

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The former mayor of Bogota as well as a former senator of Republic was the winner of the Historic Pact alliance and officially became a candidate of the presidency of the Republic which that he's always aspired for since the beginning of the third year.

His strong vote during the consultation will make him the most representative of the Colombian Left and is a strong candidate for the presidency, despite controversial proposals and ideas on multiple fronts, like the one on economics.

Petro announced his plans to overhaul the pension system by the establishment of a public manager of the pension fund. The system is expected to be "mixed" and complement the private fund.

The candidate stated that Colombia doesn't have a retirement system, but rather the system is designed to make bank profits. https://www.elespectador.com/tags/gustavo-petro/ believe this will prevent the candidate from becoming president. Petro has stated that he wouldn't eliminate pensions, but he would seek reforms in pensions to ensure that Colombians receive a minimum retirement. FRANCISCO PETRO URREGO.pdf https://www.grupoenergiadebogota.com/content/download/5967/88919/file/GUSTAVO FRANCISCO PETRO URREGO.pdf said that there is "no requirement" to increase the age of retirement.

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Another issue that is controversial about him is that he repeatedly promises that he will stop oil extraction once he takes office. petro gustavo has caused uncertainty among investors as well as the market.

petro gustavo believe that Petro's proposal to Colombia to stop exploration for oil could cause the loss of $4.3 billion.

I also propose to create an anti oil front in the region, as well as the world. This will help move the economy away from 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 said he'd spoken to Pedro Sanchez, Spain's Prime Minister, recently regarding his idea.

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

He also cast doubt on the independence of Banco de la Republica. gustavo petro announced that he would implement reforms when he becomes the president.

Petro asserts that the Bank's Board of Directors is part of a political party called the Democratic Center. Therefore, Petro claims, "What we want" is an independent Bank of the Republic (...). Petro said that in the middle of an argument.

(Petro is the leader in voting intentions for the presidential elections, according to Invamer).



The idea of issuing funds to finance government expenditure was also controversial.

The main pillars of Petro's plans is an economy that does not depend on fossil fuels, mining and extraction of hydrocarbons. They also emphasize greater importance for agriculture.

He also proposes a tax overhaul that eliminates exemptions, and transforms the concept of minimum wages by real wages that are based on capital or income.