| Campaigned for | 2022 Colombian presidential election |
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| Candidate | Gustavo Petro Mayor of Bogotá (2012–2014) Francia Márquez Environmentalism activist |
| Affiliation | Humane Colombia Coalition partner Historic Pact for Colombia |
| Status | Announced: 3 March 2016 Presumptive nominee: 12 March 2022 Official nominee: 22 July 2022 Qualified for run-off: 7 October 2022 Won the election: 20 October 2022 |
| Receipts | COP 4.150.097,17 |
| Website | www |
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The 2022 presidential campaign of Gustavo Petro In 2021, Petro declared that he would be running in the 2022 elections.[1] In September 2021, Petro announced that he would retire from politics if his campaign were not to succeed, stating that he does not intend to be an "eternal candidate".[2] Petro's campaign platform included promoting green energy over fossil fuels and a decrease in economic inequality.[3] He has promised to focus on climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions that cause it by ending fossil fuel exploration in Colombia.[3] He also pledged to raise taxes on the wealthiest 4,000 Colombians and said that neoliberalism would ultimately "destroy the country". Petro also announced that he would be open to having president Iván Duque stand trial for police brutality committed during the 2021 Colombian protests.[4] Furthermore, he promised to establish the ministry of equality. Following his victory in the Historic Pact primary, Petro selected Afro-Colombian Human Rights and environmental activist and recipient of the Goldman Environmental Prize, Francia Márquez, to be his running mate.[5]
Among the key points of his program, he proposes an agrarian reform to restore productivity to 15 million hectares of land to end "narco-feudalism" (in Spanish, "narco-latifundismo"); a halt to all new oil exploration in order to wean the country off its dependence on the extractive and fossil fuel industries; infrastructure for access to water and development of the rail network; investment in public education and research; tax reform and reform of the largely privatized health system.[6] Petro announced that his first act as president will be to declare a state of economic emergency to combat widespread hunger. He is advocating progressive proposals on women's rights and LGBTQ issues.[7][8] Petro also stated that he would restore diplomatic relations with Venezuela.[9] He proposed combatting Colombia's cocaine trade with the growth of legal marijuana, and has opposed extraditions of accused drug criminals to the United States.[10]
- ^ Sonneland, Holly K.; Orbach, Jon; Wilkinson, Hope. "Explainer: Who's Who in Colombia's 2022 Presidential Race". AS/COA. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Martínez Ahrens, Jan; Santaeulalia, Inés (22 September 2021). "Gustavo Petro: 'Colombia doesn't need socialism, it needs democracy and peace'". El País. Bogotá. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ a b Aronoff, Kate (22 March 2022). "Colombia's Fossil Fuel Industry Is Freaking Out About Presidential Front-Runner Gustavo Petro". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Meet the Candidates: Colombia". Americas Quarterly. 4 November 2021. Archived from the original on 12 May 2022. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Oscar Medina (24 March 2022). "Petro Names Afro-Colombian Environmentalist as Running Mate". Yahoo Finance. Archived from the original on 14 April 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Colombie, l'année de tous les espoirs". Le Courrier (in French). 10 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "How Will the Petro and Marquez Leadership in Colombia Impact Women's Rights?". Esitlikadaletkadin.org. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ Ángel Carvajal, Luis (11 June 2022). "Colombia Elections 2022: Hernández vs. Petro on trans rights". Thebogotapost.com. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Petro anuncia que reanudará relaciones con Venezuela". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ Vargas, Carlos (26 May 2022). "Analysis: Left-wing Colombian candidate plans drug war shakeup". Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2022.