Colombia President Gustavo Petro

Colombia, Labor Reforms

Colombia's Petro calls referendum for stalled health, labor reforms

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he would call a national referendum so that voters can weigh in on his embattled health and labor reforms amid a lack of support for the proposals in the country's legislature.

Newsday · 1d

Colombian president calls for referendum on health and labor reforms that have stalled in congress

Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will call for a special election in which voters will be able to approve or reject labor reform and health reform, which have been stalled for months in congress.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Colombia President Says Health, Labor Reforms Will Be Put to Vote

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that voters would decide the future of his embattled health and labor reforms in a popular referendum amid a lack of support for the reforms in the country's legislature. (Reporting by Nelson Bocanegra; Editing by Julia Symmes Cobb; Writing by Brendan O'Boyle)

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Colombia's president says FARC dissident guerrillas are ‘private army’ of Mexican cartels

FARC dissidents, Mexican cartels and local groups fueling escalating conflict in Micay Canyon - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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Colombia’s Top Diplomat Seeks US Reset After Petro’s Feud With Trump

Colombia’s foreign minister still sees the US as a strategic partner under Donald Trump, saying she wants to reset diplomacy ...

Colombia’s new defense minister vows to reclaim territory lost to rebel groups

Colombia’s newly appointed defense minister says he will focus on taking back territory lost to rebel groups that have forced ...

MercoPress2d

Colombia's Petro has managed to reverse disapproval ratings, from 20% to 61%

Colombian president Gustavo Petro and his “government of change ... the Colombian government has also faced numerous scandals. One of Colombia’s intelligence agencies admitted to illegally ...

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Colombian president urges marijuana legalization to end cartel violence

Colombia President Gustavo Petro is calling on his country's Congress to legalize marijuana, saying its prohibition "only ...

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Colombian president aims to reduce drug violence and weaken rebels by paying farmers to switch crops

Colombian President Gustavo Petro wants to reduce coca planting in a northeastern region rattled by rebel attacks by paying ...

Petro Says Colombia Should Buy Qatar Gas to Fight Rip-Off Prices

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said state-owned Ecopetrol SA should import natural gas from Qatar to diversify suppliers ...

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Colombia urges UN to remove coca leaf from harmful substances list

Colombia, whose President Gustavo Petro is a vocal critic of the US-led war on drugs, on Monday urged the UN to remove coca - ...

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