Petro under pressure: Colombia's government in chaos after cabinet session

Petro under pressure: Colombia's government in chaos after cabinet session

In Colombia, the government is bubbling! President Gustavo Petro is under pressure and is planning a cabinet environment for the second time in his tenure. This is done according to the resignation wave of several ministers, including the interior minister and the foreign minister, who have given up their posts on Petros. The reason for these drastic measures is a violent dispute within the government that culminated in a turbulent cabinet session on television a few days ago. Petro complained about his ministers because, from the President's point of view, they had not made enough progress, which continued to escalate the situation.

Already at the beginning of his term, Petro, who was the first left -wing president of the country, had to deal with numerous problems. In just nine months, he had to exchange several ministers due to a lack of support in his targeted health reform. During the current state of emergency in the northeast of the country, due to an escalating security crisis and fighting between rebel groups, which forced tens of thousands to flee, causes additional challenges. According to Watson , the economic stability according to the corona pandemic is strong through high inflation and social inequalities as well as the growing violent crime in the region endangered.

Cabinet conversion as a way to the solution?

The President reacts with the planned cabinet reorusations and already announced the first changes on Sunday. He did not shy away from appointing a controversial politician as chief of staff. These steps show that Petro is determined to reform his government in order to be able to better counter the current challenges. As Oe24 remains to be seen whether these measures are actually sufficient to restore stability in colombia or whether they will rather lead to further turbulence.