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Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego [c] ODB ODSC ODIC (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo uˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 34th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. [1] [2]
Petro took office amid the political shadow of his predecessor, an economic crisis and increased political polarization. At the time of his election, Petro was a 62-year-old member of Congress; his victory has been attributed to voter anger at the political class over years of corruption in politics, economic recession, the COVID-19 health ...
Following his electoral victory in 2022, the President Gustavo Petro had 100 political appointments to the national government. Of those 1000 political appointments, among which were positions for members of the government coalition. Upon taking office, Petro quickly placed more than 60 high-level officials.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro, right, gives a thumb's up alongside other presidents at the Andean Community Summit in Lima, Peru, Monday, August 29, 2022. ... Political attacks on the media ...
It's one of the United States' few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation's drug cartels
Humane Colombia (Spanish: Colombia Humana), formerly known as the Progressive Movement (Spanish: Movimiento Progresistas), is a Colombian left-wing [6] political movement and party founded in 2011 and led by President Gustavo Petro. The youth wing of the party is known as Juventud Humana (Humane Youth).
Petro went on to describe himself as "stubborn" and said that while Trump could try to "carry out a coup" with "economic strength and arrogance" he would, in short, fight back.
The 2022 presidential campaign of Gustavo Petro In 2021, Petro declared that he would be running in the 2022 elections. [1] In September 2021, Petro announced that he would retire from politics if his campaign were not to succeed, stating that he does not intend to be an "eternal candidate". [ 2 ]