La reforma política era uno de los proyectos bandera del presidente Petro y su fracaso obedeció a no contar con suficiente respaldo parlamentario, lo que llevó al gobierno a retirarlo.
Vice President Francia Márquez justifies a daily commute in a Blackhawk helicopter from Dapa, Valle del Cauca, to Bogotá, for security reasons. A recent interview with Semana has angered many Colombians.
The dispute between Colombia’s Gustavo Petro and El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele intensified this week after a series of acerbic Tweets and accusations from corruption to domestic security.
The Colombian government of Gustavo Petro has entered crisis mode after three Ministers handed-in their resignations. The crisis erupted after a document leaked on planned changes to the nation’s health reform.
According to a study released by CERAC, in 2022, more than half-a-million Colombians emigrated overseas and a situation not witnessed since 1998.
The Peruvian government is increasingly angered by remarks from Colombia’s Gustavo Petro that it “marches against its people like ‘Nazis”. The Peruvian Congress wants Petro declared a “persona non grata.”
Despite fears that pro and anti-government protests would assemble within hours of each other in Bogotá, a politically charged week was conducted peacefully.
The ex-Mayor of Bogotá, Samuel Moreno Rojas, is in an induced coma after suffering a cardiac arrest Thursday morning, while serving an 11-year prison sentence on corruption charges.
A Special Prosecutor of Guatemala’s Public Ministry claims Colombia’s Defense Minister, Iván Velásquez, could face criminal prosecution in the Central American nation for his endorsement of bribes from Odebrecht.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro was quick to condemn the violence that besieged the Brazilian capital. If only he has been as swift to condemn the violence that crippled his own country during the Paro Nacional.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro joined a chorus of international outrage from across the political spectrum to the violence that beseiged Brasilia after pro-Bolsonaro supporters attacked Congress.
The last remaining Marxist guerrilla in Colombia – ELN – and Colombian government formally resumed peace talks in Venezuela to end a six decades old conflict.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro has faced steady opposition to his economic reforms during his first 100 days in office. On Monday, peace talks resume with the ELN guerrilla.
Colombia’s Gustavo Petro is heading to Caracas to meet his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro. The short visit will address the start of peace talks with ELN.
In what would be a historic ruling by lawmakers, Colombia could scrap obligatory military service to be replaced by social peace-keeping work in rural areas for young men.
In a historic move that would consolidate 200-years of bilateral relations between Colombia and U.S., President Petro proposed the lifting of tourism visas for Colombians visiting the US.