Tag: Historical Pact

The Debate – Petro’s first year in the Presidency: lack of consensus or political blackmail?

First modification: 08/08/2023 – 17:19 Gustavo Petro completed one year as head of State of Colombia. The balance of his management is bittersweet: he managed to approve the largest tax reform in many years in Congress, which aims to raise nearly 5,000 million dollars for social programs and the largest increase in the minimum wage… Continue reading The Debate – Petro’s first year in the Presidency: lack of consensus or political blackmail?

Scandal over alleged illegal interceptions splashes the Colombian government – France 24

First modification: 06/02/2023 – 15:20Last modification: 06/02/2023 – 16:18 02:05 Scandal over alleged illegal interceptions splashes the Colombian government. © France 24 In Colombia, members of the government were peppered by a series of scandals that feature the presidential chief of staff, Laura Sarabia, whom her ex-nanny accuses of having held her in a basement… Continue reading Scandal over alleged illegal interceptions splashes the Colombian government – France 24

Gustavo Petro announces a profound change in his Government and replaces seven ministers

First modification: 04/26/2023 – 22:24 The Colombian president confirmed through a statement the change in some of the most important portfolios of the Executive, such as Health, Finance, Interior, Transportation and Agriculture. This is the second ministerial shake-up in less than a year and it occurs at a time of crisis and tensions between the… Continue reading Gustavo Petro announces a profound change in his Government and replaces seven ministers

A scandal for alleged corruption of his eldest son hits the Government of Gustavo Petro

First modification: 03/07/2023 – 13:50 Nicolás Petro, a representative for the department of Atlántico and the first-born of the Colombian president, was accused by his ex-wife of taking over contributions from businessmen, some with questionable pasts, who were going to his father’s presidential campaign. The Colombian president formally asked the Prosecutor’s Office to investigate his… Continue reading A scandal for alleged corruption of his eldest son hits the Government of Gustavo Petro

Inauguration of Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing president in Colombia

First modification: 08/07/2022 – 19:54 Gustavo Petro, former mayor of Bogotá and former member of the extinct guerrilla M-19, takes office this August 7 as the first leftist president in Colombia. Petro assumes the Executive together with his vice president, Francia Márquez, in the middle of a day full of cultural events in which the… Continue reading Inauguration of Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing president in Colombia

They ask in the US that Piedad Córdoba be included in the list of terrorists

Through a document Senator Ted Cruz, of the Republican Party, asked the United States Congress to include Colombian Senator Piedad Córdoba the list of the Asset Control Office, thus, his name would be part of the long list of people associated with terrorist organizations. (Also read: Who will accompany Petro at the appointment with envoys… Continue reading They ask in the US that Piedad Córdoba be included in the list of terrorists

Press review – “Colombia: Petro’s victory confirms the region’s shift to the left”

We dedicate Revista de Prensa to reviewing the front pages of the American continent, which highlight the election of Gustavo Petro as the new president-elect of Colombia. It is the first time that the left has come to power in the country and, furthermore, the first time that the vice-presidency is occupied by an Afro… Continue reading Press review – “Colombia: Petro’s victory confirms the region’s shift to the left”

Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez lead a historic turn to the left in Colombia

Since Colombia proclaimed itself an independent democratic republic in 1810, the left has never governed. This Sunday, June 19, Gustavo Petro and his vice-presidential formula, Francia Márquez, put an end to more than two centuries of continuing conservative governments, giving way to a change of power boosted by the peace process and the social unrest,… Continue reading Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez lead a historic turn to the left in Colombia

Gustavo Petro wins the presidency of Colombia

First modification: 06/20/2022 – 00:10 The leftist Gustavo Petro won this Sunday, June 19, the second round of the presidential elections in Colombia. In this way, he becomes the first elected president of the left in the Andean country. With the pre-count advanced, the progressive, who leads the coalition of the Historical Pact together with… Continue reading Gustavo Petro wins the presidency of Colombia

Honduras investigates the origin of the $68,000 seized from a Colombian senator

First modification: 05/27/2022 – 00:20 Tegucigalpa (AFP) – The Honduran justice is investigating the origin of $68,000 in cash seized from the Colombian senator-elect Piedad Córdoba, held in Honduras on Wednesday for not declaring the money before boarding a flight to leave the country. “The senator was provisionally detained at the airport for carrying dollars… Continue reading Honduras investigates the origin of the $68,000 seized from a Colombian senator