The Colombian leader will push for three key reforms in 2025, facing tensions with the Congress.

Leftwing candidate and former M19 guerrilla leader Gustavo Petro, 62, won Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, as all polls had foreseen. But he will face 77-year-old populist Rodolfo ...

Just one week after his inauguration, Colombian President Gustavo ... Petro wants a “more democratic” Public Force in which merit is the only criterion for promotion. The shake-up came by ...

Gustavo Petro, 62, is a former member of the now-defunct M-19 rebel group, which was originally set up in response to alleged fraud in Colombia's 1970 elections. The group took up arms against ...

President Gustavo Petro’s Historic Pact government, in power since 2022, is a first in Colombia’s history. No other party ...