Petro proposes a new constitution in Colombia after defeats

president of colombia, Gustavo Pietro (photo), proposed on Friday, the 15th, and Calling the Constituent AssemblyAfter the opposition-controlled parliament rejected a series of reforms proposed by his government.

This is the first time that Petro has proposed changing the constitution.

During the 2018 campaign, he He promised that he would not hold a constituent assembly. This promise was part of an agreement to secure the support of former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus.

“If the institutions we currently have in Colombia are unable to implement the social reforms that the people have decreed through their vote (…) then Colombia must go to the National Constituent Assembly.”The Colombian president told his indigenous supporters in Cali.

The Colombian Congress approved a tax reform, but voted against other bills proposed by the leftist leader, who has been in power since 2022.

Petro wants Restricting private sector participation In providing health services and paying pensions.

Former presidential candidate Sergio Fajardo stated that the desire to change the constitution represented “Open confrontation As a smokescreen to justify your government's inability to move forward with reforms“.