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President Petro Asks Ministers To Resign Ahead Of Cabinet Reshuffle

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  • COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT PETRO ASKS CABINET MEMBERS TO QUIT: OCAMPO
  • COLOMBIA FINANCE MIN TO FOLLOW PROTOCOL, AWAIT PETRO'S DECISION (BBG)
  • Finance Minister Ocampo confirming that President Gustavo Petro has asked members of the cabinet to quit. Ocampo has confirmed that he will await the president’s decision and follow protocol regarding his own position.
  • This follows headlines late Tuesday where the President said via twitter that he needs to rethink government after lawmakers removed an article in his development plan that would allow the government to buy land for farmers as part of a peace deal with illegal armed groups. Reuters also reported that Petro has asked his cabinet ministers to resign ahead of a reshuffle, two sources indicated, as the leftist leader said he had lost his majority coalition in Congress and he attempts to get his ambitious reform agenda back on track after a series of legislative setbacks.

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