Colombia: President Petro proposes to freeze popular consultation after attack against Miguel Uribe

Published at: 10/06/2025 09:14 AM

Last Monday, the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, suggested freezing the popular consultation initiative on labor reform and advancing its process through the Congress of the Republic, in order to promote political consultation after the attack on the senator and presidential candidate, Miguel Uribe Turbay.

The senator of the Historical Pact, Iván Cepeda, announced the messages of the Colombian president at the end of the National Commission for the Coordination and Monitoring of Electoral Processes.

According to Cepeda's publication on the social network X, Gustavo Petro proposed to “freeze the popular consultation, attempt to agree on labor reform in the Senate and seek reconciliation with the version coming from the House”.

Mazo News Team