Petro’s Stormy Future
The Colombian leader will push for three key reforms in 2025, facing tensions with the Congress.
BOGOTÁ —The clock is ticking for Colombia’s president, Gustavo Petro, as he heads into his final full year in office amid a challenging political environment. While his approval rating has remained steady at around 34% — at much lower levels than when he began his term in 2022— his relationship with Congress is far from amicable, and that tension may define a good part of his legacy.Petro ended 2024 by making the unusual decision to issue the national budget via a presidential decree, a move that seemed impossible just a few months ago. It's the first time since 1904, in the...
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