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Presidential Front-Runner Vows To Declare Economic Emergency Decree

COLOMBIA
  • Colombian presidential candidate Gustavo Petro said he’ll declare an “economic emergency” that would allow him to bypass congress if he wins this year’s presidential election. (BBG)
  • Front-runner Petro, who is leading all major polls ahead of the first-round vote in May explained the “social catastrophe” of widespread hunger in Colombia justifies such a move.
  • Ruling by decree would allow his administration to “protect” Colombia’s food supplies by buying crops from farmers and medium-sized producers and subsidize agricultural inputs, he said, speaking on Blu Radio.

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