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Gustavo Petro, Candidate for the Presidency, confirmed Sunday the favoritism that has been evident in polls over the past several weeks.

(Positions of the candidates for the Historic Pact to Pensions and Inflation).

The victory was won by Bogota’s previous senator and mayor of the Republic. This qualifies him for the Presidency Of the Republic the office that he is aspiring to for the 3rd time.

The high percentage of votes he received at the meeting makes him the most representative of the Colombian Left, and a reliable candidate for the presidency, despite controversial proposals and ideas on multiple fronts including the economic one.

Petro declared his intention to revamp the pension system through the creation of a public administrator for the pension fund. Gustavo Petro The system will be “mixed” and will complement the private funds.

He said that Colombia is not a pension system but instead a system that is based on bank profit. This is the reason that people believe makes Petro the most likely candidate to become the Presidency. Petro recently said that while he would not eliminate them, he would seek reforms in pensions to guarantee an age of retirement for Colombians. Petro said, however, that it was not necessary to increase the retirement age.

(Who comprise the list of candidates for the Historic Pact).

Another issue that has been a source of controversy is that he has repeatedly said that he will stop oil extraction as soon as his appointment. Gustavo Petro This has caused uncertainty among investors, and also the market in general.

gustavo petro Experts predict that Petro’s proposal end to exploration for oil would cost Colombia an estimated $4.3 billion in loss.

http://www.elcolombiano.com/colombia/politica/petro-dice-que-en-su-gobierno-si-extraditaria-a-piedad-cordoba-NF17568612 Furthermore, this plan would create an antioil front across the region and the globe that shifts the economy away from fossil fuels. In this regard I’d like to invite Gabriel Boric the Chilean president and LuizInacio Lula Silva to be the Brazilian president.

Petro stated that he spoke with Pedro Sanchez, the Prime Minister of Spain about his suggestion.

His views on health are as well controversial. He has demanded the end of EPS and replaced it with an approach to preventive medical care that “guarantees the rights of people and not the profits margins of bankers.”

He also questioned the independence the Banco de la Republica. He announced that he would implement reforms in the event he became the president.

petro gustavo Petro claimed that the Bank Board of Directors of the Bank was a part of the Democratic Center, a political party. “What we seek, however, is an independent Bank of the Republic (…) and it is to us key that the board of Directors has the presence of the community,” the candidate said during the debate.

petro gustavo Invamer reports that Petro is the leader in the voting plans for the presidential elections.

The idea of releasing 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, and greater importance for agriculture.

It is also mentioned that he could introduce a tax reform that would remove exemptions and transform the concept of minimum wage into real wages based on capital and income.