Petro Drops Colombia Constitution Rewrite Push Ahead of June Runoff
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Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4
Petro Drops Colombia Constitution Rewrite Push Ahead of June Runoff
3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4
Summary
Gustavo Petro said he backs suspending a signature drive for a constituent assembly, retreating from his own proposal to rewrite Colombia’s constitution.
The reversal comes as an ally seeks to court centrist voters before this month’s runoff, where the constitutional push had become politically unpopular.
In an X post, Petro urged Colombians to focus instead on choosing the next government and protecting the social reforms approved during his presidency.
The shift signals an effort to lower political tensions and keep the election centered on Petro’s policy legacy rather than a divisive institutional overhaul.