First 100 days of Gustavo Petro's presidency

The first 100 days of Gustavo Petro's presidency began on 7 August 2022, the day Gustavo Petro was Inaugurated as the 34th President of Colombia. The first 100 days of a presidential term have acquired a symbolic meaning during which it is considered a reference point to measure the initial success of a president. The 100th day of his presidency ended at noon on 15 November 2022.[1][2][3]

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Institutionally, President Petro had the advantage of a majority of the political coalition founded by him, the Historical Pact,[4] in the Senate and the Chamber of Representatives, as well as alliances with the Green, Conservative, Liberal and of the Party of the U but could not fulfill its main promises in its first 100 days, even so, some of the surveys showed a good image of the projection of the government, considering 100 days a short time for reforms that can take months or even years.[5][6]

Pledges

Petro committed to do the following in its first 100 days:[7][8][9]

  • Reestablish bilateral relations as well as trade between Colombia and Venezuela.
  • Increase aid to farmers with the purchase of three million hectares in order to promote agri-food.[10]
  • Approval of a tax reform[11]
  • The fulfillment of the peace agreements with the FARC, as well as the opening of a dialogue table with the ELN, for the so-called total peace.[12]
  • Started the preventive health program, which will be carried out to be effective in the reform of Law 100 in the first months of 2023
  • The launch of the program for the protection of the Amazon began.[13]

Inauguration
Main article: Inauguration of Gustavo Petro

The first 100 days of the Presidency of Gustavo Petro began during the inauguration of Gustavo Petro with the conversion of Presidencia.gov.co from the version of the Duque Administration to the version of the Petro Administration at 12:00 on August 10 of 2022, as well as other official pages. This was the third transition of the online presidential portal.

In addition, announcements suggestive of the new government and the official slogan "The government of change" were added to the official government pages, continuing with the theme of the previous administration "the government of all"

Administration and Cabinet
Main article: Cabinet of Gustavo Petro

On August 10, 2022, Petro's cabinet was complete. included Minister of the Interior, Alfonso Prada, of Foreign Affairs, Álvaro Leyva, Finance, José Antonio Ocampo, Justice and Law, Néstor Osuna, Defense, Iván Velásquez, Agriculture, Cecilia López, of Health, Carolina Corcho, of Labour, Gloria Inés Ramírez, of Energy, Irene Vélez, of Commerce German Umaña, of National Education, Alejandro Gaviria, Evironment and Sustainable Development, Susana Muhamad, of Housing, City and Territory, Catalina Velasco, of Information Technologies and Communications, Sandra Urrutia, of Transport, Guillermo Reyes, of Culture, Patricia Ariza, of Sports, María Isabel Urrutia, of Science, Technology and Innovation, Arturo Luis Luna.

Domestic policy

Within its domestic policy, Petro has emphasized the implementatin of the peace agreements, suspended during the administration of its predecessor, including the peace negotiation with illegal armed groups in order to put the community at the center of these negotiations, while be the most affected.[14][15]

Tax reform

Within its first 100 days of administration, one of its main triumphs was the tax reform after the failure of the tax reform of the Duque administration, which was rejected by a large part of Colombian society during the year 2020, the tax reform of the Petro administration was debated in the Senate and the House of Representatives and was subsequently approved in order to raise an average of 20 billion pesos between 2023 and 2026, equivalent to 26% of the government investment budget, treating a huge injection with which the petro administration will seek to finance its political program.[16][17][18]

The reform has a majority of collection in companies, being the hydrocarbon sectors and the upper social class, the ones that contribute the most, in this sense, it seeks to fulfill the main objective of making the tax system more progressive.[19][20]

Colombian conflict
Main article: Total Peace

Within a month, a deadly attack on police officers in Huila challenged Petro's push for peace.[21]

References
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  2. "Colombia's Petro faces steady opposition during first 100 days". thecitypaperbogota.com. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  3. "Colombia celebrates 100 days of Petro's government". plenglish.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. "One hundred days of the Historical Pact in the Government of Colombia". sxxi.net. November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  5. "Petro arranca con buena imagen, pero sus propuestas no". elespectador.com. November 11, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. "Balance de los primeros 100 días del Gobierno de Gustavo Petro en Colombia". france24.com. November 19, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  7. "Gustavo Petro: los logros y pendientes que destaca en sus 100 días de gobierno". eltiempo. November 12, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. "Infographic: The 100 Days of Gustavo Petro. Achievements, Figures and Challenges". latinoamericanpost.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  9. "Balance de 100 días de Gobierno desde la perspectiva de la administración del presidente Petro". canalinstitucional. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  10. "Gustavo Petro aplazó la firma del acuerdo con Fedegán". elheraldo.co. October 7, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  11. "Los 100 días de gobierno de Gustavo Petro: proyectos, logros y desaciertos". November 14, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  12. "¿Qué ha hecho Gustavo Petro en sus 100 días como presidente de Colombia?". cnnespañol.cnn.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  13. "Estos son los 50 logros que destacó Gustavo Petro en sus primeros 100 días de gobierno". infobae.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  14. "¿Qué es la "paz total" que propone Petro y qué grupos armados han mostrado interés en acogerse?". cnnepañol.cnn.com. October 27, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  15. "100 días del Gobierno Petro: opiniones políticas, a favor y en contra". elespectador.com. November 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  16. "ASÍ QUEDÓ LA REFORMA TRIBUTARIA DE PETRO APROBADA EN EL CONGRESO". lasillavacia. November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  17. "Con visto bueno del legislativo, así quedó la tributaria de Gustavo Petro". larepublica.co. November 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  18. "Las cinco claves de la reforma tributaria de Petro". elpais.com. November 3, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  19. "Así sería la reforma tributaria del presidente Gustavo Petro". tributi.com. September 20, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  20. "Reforma Tributaria de Petro: qué se aprobó y qué puntos se quedaron fuera". colombia.as.com. November 9, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
  21. "Colombia: Seven police officers killed following president's push for peace". BBC News. 2022-09-03. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
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