Colombia’s Petro Calls on Supporters to Defend Economic Reforms in His Last Presidential Speech
Petro said the incoming government plans to cut spending by 40% and change labor laws as he called for peaceful resistance.
- On Monday, July 20, 2026, Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro addressed supporters in Bogota, urging them to mobilize "by the millions" and resist attempts to reverse his social and economic reforms.
- President-Elect Abelardo won the June 21 election by a margin of 250,000 votes, promising to cut government spending by up to 40% and draft labor laws allowing hourly employment contracts.
- Doubling down on fraud allegations, Petro claimed he would soon provide evidence of rigged vote tallies aided by software from Israel, though Colombia's electoral authorities have dismissed these accusations.
- Espriella has pledged a "tougher stance" against rebel groups like the National Liberation Army and FARC, planning to construct mega prisons modeled after the CECOT penitentiary.
- Political analyst Sergio Guzm noted that Petro's goal is to prove he remains influential, hinting he may serve as president of the Historical Pact to ensure his administration's priorities endure.
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The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said goodbye on Monday from the rostrums, 18 days before leaving power, with a call for an indefinite general strike if the elected government of Abelardo de la Espriella repeals its reforms, a day in which he took advantage to defend what he did in his four years of term.Continue reading....
Bogotá, 20 Jul (EFE).- The Colombian president, Gustavo Petro, said goodbye this Monday from the rostrums, 18 days before leaving power, with a call for an indefinite general strike if the elected government of Abelardo de la Espriella repeals its reforms, a day in which he took advantage to defend what he did in his four years of office.On July 20, Independence Day, began with the last military parade presided by Petro as head of state, held fo…
"If they are going to overthrow the stabilitys, the working conditions conquered in this government, there will be a general and indefinite strike in Colombia. If they are going to violently crush the agrarian reform, on the peasantry and they are going to steal the 600,000 hectares that still remain, there will be a national agrarian stoppage," Petro said.
Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms in last presidential speech
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to protect his government's social and economic reforms and resist any efforts by the nation’s incoming administration to change labor laws.
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BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called Monday on his supporters to protect his government's social and economic reforms and…
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Colombia's Petro calls on supporters to defend economic reforms in his last presidential speech
Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on his supporters to protect his government's social and economic reforms and resist any efforts by the nation’s incoming administration to change labor laws.
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