Colombian Governors Criticize Petro's Regional Funding Reform at Meeting
Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with 32 governors to sign a constitutional reform increasing regional funding, but the meeting was dominated by governors' criticism over slow disbursement of funds for the school feeding program, insufficient infrastructure progress, and perceived lack of natio...
Colombian Governors Criticize Petro's Regional Funding Reform at Meeting
Colombian President Gustavo Petro met with 32 governors to sign a constitutional reform increasing regional funding, but the meeting was dominated by governors' criticism over slow disbursement of funds for the school feeding program, insufficient infrastructure progress, and perceived lack of natio...
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44% Bias Score
Colombia's Fiscal Crisis: High Debt, Failed Policies, and Looming Recession
Colombia faces a severe fiscal crisis due to excessive government spending, ineffective tax policies, and the legacy of high public debt and artificially low fuel prices from the previous administration; this is impacting economic growth and causing social unrest.
Colombia's Fiscal Crisis: High Debt, Failed Policies, and Looming Recession
Colombia faces a severe fiscal crisis due to excessive government spending, ineffective tax policies, and the legacy of high public debt and artificially low fuel prices from the previous administration; this is impacting economic growth and causing social unrest.
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60% Bias Score
Colombia Faces Sovereign Default Amidst Fiscal Crisis
The Colombian government faces a potential sovereign default due to Congress's rejection of a proposed tax reform, leading to a 5.6% fiscal deficit and inability to pay its 30 trillion peso debt, further complicated by a recent minimum wage increase.
Colombia Faces Sovereign Default Amidst Fiscal Crisis
The Colombian government faces a potential sovereign default due to Congress's rejection of a proposed tax reform, leading to a 5.6% fiscal deficit and inability to pay its 30 trillion peso debt, further complicated by a recent minimum wage increase.
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60% Bias Score
Colombian Government Loses Congressional Majority, Jeopardizing Key Reforms
President Gustavo Petro's government lost its majority in Colombia's lower house of Congress, leading to the failure of the tax reform and jeopardizing the health reform bill, forcing the government to call for extraordinary sessions to ensure its passage.
Colombian Government Loses Congressional Majority, Jeopardizing Key Reforms
President Gustavo Petro's government lost its majority in Colombia's lower house of Congress, leading to the failure of the tax reform and jeopardizing the health reform bill, forcing the government to call for extraordinary sessions to ensure its passage.
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36% Bias Score
High-Level Conflict Rocks Colombian President Petro's Administration
A public clash between Augusto Rodríguez, head of Colombia's National Protection Unit, and Armando Benedetti, President Petro's chief of staff, exposes deep divisions within the president's inner circle, involving accusations of campaign finance irregularities and threats of violence.
High-Level Conflict Rocks Colombian President Petro's Administration
A public clash between Augusto Rodríguez, head of Colombia's National Protection Unit, and Armando Benedetti, President Petro's chief of staff, exposes deep divisions within the president's inner circle, involving accusations of campaign finance irregularities and threats of violence.
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52% Bias Score
Colombian Presidential Director Resigns After Six Days Amid Cabinet Disputes
After only six days in office, the director of Colombia's Presidential Administrative Department, Jorge Enrique Rojas Rodríguez, resigned following a televised cabinet meeting marked by open disagreements over the appointment of Armando Benedetti as presidential chief of staff, which sparked critici...
Colombian Presidential Director Resigns After Six Days Amid Cabinet Disputes
After only six days in office, the director of Colombia's Presidential Administrative Department, Jorge Enrique Rojas Rodríguez, resigned following a televised cabinet meeting marked by open disagreements over the appointment of Armando Benedetti as presidential chief of staff, which sparked critici...
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44% Bias Score
Former Colombian Presidential Advisor Jailed in Major Corruption Case
Former Colombian presidential advisor Sandra Ortiz will be imprisoned for her alleged involvement in a major corruption case involving over 4,000 million pesos ($917,000 USD) in bribes paid to senators to ensure passage of government legislation, according to a Bogotá judge's ruling.
Former Colombian Presidential Advisor Jailed in Major Corruption Case
Former Colombian presidential advisor Sandra Ortiz will be imprisoned for her alleged involvement in a major corruption case involving over 4,000 million pesos ($917,000 USD) in bribes paid to senators to ensure passage of government legislation, according to a Bogotá judge's ruling.
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52% Bias Score