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Gustavo Petro (photo) was elected Colombia's first leftwing president in 2023. A year and a half later, Colombians seem to have already given up on change: A survey by the Invamer Institute published on Wednesday 13th shows that this is the case Popularity reached an alltime low In this month.
The survey, which surveyed 1,200 people, shows that 66% of Colombians disapprove of the Petro government, while 26% approve. A year ago, 48% approved of his mandate and 44% disapproved of his leadership of the country.
Colombians also no longer have confidence in Petro's proposed “total peace” project, which would eliminate guerrillas through penal reforms and a whistleblower system.
Today, 67% believe the plan is going in a bad direction, compared to 21% who believe the program is going well. Since its founding, the country has experienced a significant increase in the number of forced relocations, massacres and recruitment of minors by leftwing guerrillas, who still operate there and have not been contained by the central government.
As much as Petro tried to stay popular and even attract Barbie because of it this was a year in which Petro started a feud outside the country. He compared the speeches of then Argentine presidential candidate Javier Milei to those of Adolf Hitler. This happened in August, but by October it was time to compare Israel's actions with those of the Nazi dictator, in a diplomatic skirmish that almost ended with the severing of relations between Tel Aviv and Bogota.
The Invamer survey points to a The general dissatisfaction of Colombian voters with their country: Of the five largest Colombian cities (Bogotá, Cali, Medellin, Bucamaraga and Barranquilla), only the last has a positive approval. Among the governors of the four main departments, two have a positive approval. AND, Of 21 general aspects of the nation, 20 local voters believe…
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