Gustavo Petro the candidate confirmed on Sunday that he was the beneficiary who was spotted in polls for the past week.


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Former senator of the Republic and former mayor of Bogota has won the victory through the Historic Pact coalition. Officially as of now, he's a candidate to the Presidency, which he hopes to win three times.

The overwhelming majority in the consultation leads him to be the most representative of the figures of the Colombian left, and a strong candidate for president despite his controversial ideas and opinions on various areas, including the economic one.

Petro has expressed his desire to adjust the pension system by establishing the position of a public administrator to oversee pension funds. This will enable Petro to mix private and public funds into a "mixed, complementary system."

https://nuso.org/articulo/caso-gustavo-petro-flagrant-system-error/ As per the candidate according to the candidate, in Colombia there not a pension system. Instead the system is based on the bank's profits. https://www.bluradio.com/noticias/gustavo-petro Many people believe Petro will cut off the possibility of him assuming the Presidency. Petro recently said that while he wouldn't eliminate them but he would pursue reforms in pensions to guarantee a minimum retirement age for Colombians. https://www.elespectador.com/tags/gustavo-petro/ Petro said that there is "no need" to increase the age of retirement.

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Another of his controversial issues is the fact that he repeatedly stated that he will stop extraction of oil the moment the day he assumes office as President. Gustavo Petro This has caused a lot of uncertainty among investors and the market as a whole.

Experts estimate that Petro’s proposal to cease exploration for oil in Colombia could result in a bill around $4.3 billion.

Added to this proposal is the idea of establishing an anti-oil movement in the region and across the globe that will move away from fossil fuels, to which I would like to invite the new president of Chile, Gabriel Boric, as well as the Brazilian Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, among other people.

https://www.elheraldo.co/gustavo-petro Petro said he was speaking with Pedro Sanchez (the Prime Minister of Spain) regarding his idea.

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

He has also raised questions about the independence of the Banco de la Republica and said he'd implement a change when he becomes President.

https://www.semana.com/semana-tv/vicky-en-semana/articulo/me-preocu... petro gustavo Petro claimed that the Bank Board of Directors of the Bank was a part of the Democratic Center, a political party. Gustavo Petro "What we seek is a truly independent Bank of the Republic (...) and it is to us key to ensure that the Board of Directors is a part of the entire community," the candidate said in the middle of the debate.

Invamer informs us that Petro is leading in the voting plans for the presidential election.

The idea was controversial because he suggested issuing money to finance spending by the government.

http://www.secretariasenado.gov.co/senadores/53-senadores-2018-2022... Petro's recommendations include an economy that is not dependent on fossil fuels and the extraction of hydrocarbons, and mining. Agriculture plays a bigger importance.

It is also stated that he would introduce a tax reform which would end exemptions, and convert minimum wage concepts into real wages that are based upon the income and capital.