{"id":3182,"date":"2026-08-06T11:39:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T16:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/doc\/taking-stock-of-the-gustavo-petro-government\/"},"modified":"2026-10-28T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T22:45:00","slug":"taking-stock-of-the-gustavo-petro-government","status":"publish","type":"doc","link":"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/en\/doc\/taking-stock-of-the-gustavo-petro-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking stock of the Gustavo Petro government"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover aligncenter is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-center-left hero-cuentas-petro\" style=\"padding-top:3rem;padding-right:14rem;padding-bottom:3rem;padding-left:3rem\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"372\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-2708 size-large\" alt=\"Accountability covers - Gustavo Petro government\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-1024x372.webp\" style=\"object-position:76% 18%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"76% 18%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-1024x372.webp 1024w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-300x109.webp 300w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-768x279.webp 768w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-1536x559.webp 1536w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ROSADO_Portadas-rendicion-de-cuentas-Petro-2048x745.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#d192e0\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-cover-is-layout-1de95b0d wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left alignwide\" style=\"margin-right:0rem;margin-left:0rem\">Taking stock of the Gustavo Petro government<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-right:6rem;padding-bottom:0rem;padding-left:0rem\">We compared the campaign proposals and public commitments of the Gustavo Petro government with the results of his term. The assessment by experts and by the FEDe. Colombia team accounts for the legacy this government leaves in peace and security, corruption, health, management of public media, meritocracy and the promotion of excellence, fiscal policy, the rule of law, and territorial policy and management. Watch all the talks here (in Spanish).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons chip-nav is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-e37ee0da wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:1.5rem;padding-bottom:1.5rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#paz\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Total Peace<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#corrupcion\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Corruption<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#salud\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Health<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#medios\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Public media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--5\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#meritocracia\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Meritocracy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--6\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#fiscal\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Fiscal policy<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--7\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#instituciones\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Rule of Law<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--8\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#territorial\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0rem\">Territorial policy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-831b2db5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"paz\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">total peace<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petro confundi\u00f3 la paz total con la pol\u00edtica de seguridad\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xr2ETKkn1zc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-d5e47bcc wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/gerson-arias.webp\" alt=\"Gerson Arias\" class=\"wp-image-2678\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-da283fe1 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Gerson Arias<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Analyst &#8211; Fundaci\u00f3n Acordemos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/daniel-mejia.webp\" alt=\"Daniel Mej\u00eda\" class=\"wp-image-2676\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/daniel-mejia.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/daniel-mejia-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Daniel Mej\u00eda<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Professor of Economics &#8211; Universidad de Los Andes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/isabel-aldana-1.webp\" alt=\"Isabel Aldana\" class=\"wp-image-2703\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/isabel-aldana-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/isabel-aldana-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Isabel Aldana<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government subordinated security policy to its Total Peace policy. It granted political status to criminal groups and declared ceasefires with groups it negotiated with under no clear conditions, which allowed them to grow stronger.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In municipalities with ceasefires, extortion rose by 337%, threats by 72%, recruitment of minors by 168% and criminal governance by 32%, while clashes between the Security Forces and armed groups fell by 73%.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia filed 11 legal actions asking the State to guarantee the rights to peace and security.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"corrupcion\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">CORRUPTION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La lucha contra la corrupci\u00f3n con Petro se qued\u00f3 en discurso\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sCHiy6MvSwc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jineth-prieto.webp\" alt=\"Jineth Prieto\" class=\"wp-image-2681\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jineth-prieto.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jineth-prieto-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Jineth Prieto<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Research Coordinator &#8211; La Silla Vac\u00eda<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elisabeth-ungar.webp\" alt=\"Elisabeth Ungar\" class=\"wp-image-2677\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elisabeth-ungar.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elisabeth-ungar-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Elisabeth Ungar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Former Director &#8211; Transparencia por Colombia<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1.webp\" alt=\"Andrea S\u00e1nchez\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Andrea S\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The promise of &#8220;zero tolerance&#8221; for corruption was one of the central banners of Petro&#8217;s campaign, but he failed to keep it. The government replicated corruption practices already familiar in the country, such as using inter-administrative contracts to avoid public tenders and benefit allies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Colombia fell for the second year in a row in the Corruption Perceptions Index, according to Transparencia por Colombia, dropping to 99th place out of 182 countries. Cases such as that of the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management showed that patronage (&#8220;mermelada&#8221;), steered contracts and benefits for people close to power persist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia exposed a systematic pattern of steered contracting that violates the principles of objective selection, free competition and the reservation of statute, embodied in directives and decrees that channeled contracts toward specific suppliers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"salud\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">health<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La gente paga el costo de la crisis expl\u00edcita del sistema de salud que provoc\u00f3 el Gobierno Petro\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BlTswbV2qs4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-vecino.webp\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9s Vecino\" class=\"wp-image-2674\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-vecino.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-vecino-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Andr\u00e9s Vecino<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Professor &#8211; Johns Hopkins School of Public Health<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sor-maria-ines.webp\" alt=\"Sor Mar\u00eda In\u00e9s Delgado\" class=\"wp-image-2685\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sor-maria-ines.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/sor-maria-ines-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Sor Mar\u00eda In\u00e9s Delgado<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Director &#8211; Asociaci\u00f3n Enfermos Hep\u00e1ticos<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/styven-boyaca-1.webp\" alt=\"Styven Boyac\u00e1\" class=\"wp-image-2706\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/styven-boyaca-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/styven-boyaca-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Styven Boyac\u00e1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government promised to guarantee health as a right while dismantling the health system, triggering a crisis in which patients ended up bearing the underfunding, the state interventions and the institutional uncertainty. Tutela actions over health rose from about 197,000 in 2023 to more than 312,000 in 2025. In addition, millions of lower-income Colombians doubled their out-of-pocket spending on medical appointments and medicines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government also centralized decisions that should have responded to the needs of the territories and allocated about COP 4 trillion to basic health teams without public indicators on their results.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia challenged several of the acts through which the government tried to implement its health reform administratively, bypassing Congress. It contested the resolutions setting the 2025 and 2026 Capitation Payment Unit (UPC) and, through a compliance action, secured the publication of the financial statements of Nueva EPS, which is under government intervention.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"medios\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">public media<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petro us\u00f3 a RTVC para hacerse propaganda\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t7eIeBWxIIM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-cortes.webp\" alt=\"Carlos Cort\u00e9s\" class=\"wp-image-2675\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-cortes.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-cortes-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Carlos Cort\u00e9s<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer and journalist, expert in digital policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soledad-gomez-1.webp\" alt=\"Soledad G\u00f3mez\" class=\"wp-image-2705\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soledad-gomez-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/soledad-gomez-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Soledad G\u00f3mez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/luisa-molina_1-1.webp\" alt=\"Luisa Molina\" class=\"wp-image-2704\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/luisa-molina_1-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/luisa-molina_1-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Luisa Molina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Communications Director &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">In his government program, Petro pledged to guarantee the democratic participation of State media and to reform RTVC to restore an &#8220;institutional, popular and independent&#8221; public media network. Instead, the public media system became a partisan tool serving the government&#8217;s political vision and excluding critical voices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">News and opinion content went from 1 hour and 30 minutes a day under Iv\u00e1n Duque to 10 hours and 20 minutes under Gustavo Petro, according to an investigation by La Silla Vac\u00eda. Educational and cultural content was also reduced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia systematically documented the use of the public media system and brought a popular action over RTVC&#8217;s violation of pluralism, balance and impartiality in its news coverage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"meritocracia\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">meritocracy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petro incumpli\u00f3 su promesa de gobernar con los y las m\u00e1s capaces\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g-MCVSTjo64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jennifer-pedraza.webp\" alt=\"Jennifer Pedraza\" class=\"wp-image-2680\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jennifer-pedraza.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/jennifer-pedraza-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Jennifer Pedraza<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Senator &#8211; Dignidad y Compromiso<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laura-villa.webp\" alt=\"Laura Villa\" class=\"wp-image-2682\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laura-villa.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/laura-villa-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Laura Villa<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Economist, expert in the civil service<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1.webp\" alt=\"Andrea S\u00e1nchez\" class=\"wp-image-2701\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.1072664359861593;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andrea-sanchez-1-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Andrea S\u00e1nchez<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The promises to eliminate parallel payrolls, reduce service contracts and prioritize merit faded away. The R\u00e9sum\u00e9 Bank received more than 20,000 applications, but about 2,000 people were selected on a first-come, first-served basis and without a committee to evaluate their profiles.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Merit-based competitions at DIAN and Colpensiones never took effect, while high staff turnover was reportedly accompanied by the political distribution of positions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia brought actions against changes to job-function manuals that relaxed the requirements for public positions, such as the second-language requirement for ambassadors and the inclusion of philosophy and theology in profiles related to environmental licensing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"fiscal\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">fiscal policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gustavo Petro deja las cuentas del Estado al borde del infarto\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0m3yiXQEchU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-cardenas.webp\" alt=\"Mauricio C\u00e1rdenas\" class=\"wp-image-2689\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-cardenas.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-cardenas-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Mauricio C\u00e1rdenas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Former Minister of Finance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-reina.webp\" alt=\"Mauricio Reina\" class=\"wp-image-2690\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-reina.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-reina-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Mauricio Reina<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Associate Researcher &#8211; Fedesarrollo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government bet on borrowing more, and at a higher cost, to push its policies forward. It leaves the incoming government the highest debt in history, equivalent to 61% of GDP, according to the Autonomous Fiscal Rule Committee. It also went from receiving the nation&#8217;s net worth at COP 137 trillion to handing over a negative net worth of COP 273 trillion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government changed the model for managing public finances by breaking the fiscal rule, and private actors stopped receiving public resources in sectors such as health, pensions and energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">There are warning signs about the state of public finances that could trigger a sudden fiscal crisis. To avoid it, the incoming government must make an adjustment to guarantee macroeconomic stability, ensure that the private sector increases investment and replaces the public sector as the engine of the economy, and promote effective redistributive policies to improve people&#8217;s living conditions, for example in education and productive potential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"instituciones\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">rule of law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Petro atac\u00f3 a las instituciones que lo incomodaron\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K0-dWtLgZNU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-pava.webp\" alt=\"Mauricio Pava\" class=\"wp-image-2716\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-pava.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mauricio-pava-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Mauricio  Pava<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Founding Lawyer &#8211; Protejamos la Constituci\u00f3n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-esguerra.webp\" alt=\"Carlos Esguerra\" class=\"wp-image-2715\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-esguerra.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/carlos-esguerra-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Carlos Esguerra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Former Minister and member of the National Constituent Assembly<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-caro.webp\" alt=\"Andr\u00e9s Caro\" class=\"wp-image-2714\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-caro.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/andres-caro-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Andr\u00e9s Caro<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Director &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government program promised to &#8220;guarantee the balance of powers&#8221;, to respect the system of checks and balances and to &#8220;defeat the mafias that have captured public powers&#8221;; the President also pledged to respect the social rule of law. Yet the Executive repeatedly strained those limits, for example when it called a popular consultation by decree to pass the labor reform despite the Senate&#8217;s rejection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">That tension was reflected in the push for a National Constituent Assembly as a response to Congress&#8217;s failure to approve its reforms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The President also spread a narrative of electoral fraud without evidence and attacked the National Civil Registry. The Administrative Tribunal of Cundinamarca ordered him to retract his accusations and refrain from repeating them, but the President ignored the precautionary measure and kept up the fraud narrative.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-794e3cfa wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" id=\"territorial\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#cccccc;border-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:0rem;padding-bottom:0.75rem;font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">territorial policy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7c5748ec wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"La pol\u00edtica territorial de Gustavo Petro volvi\u00f3 a centralizar las decisiones sobre la tierra\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ioza81rZGrc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-90edb088 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>In this video<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-97e1812a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-carolina-castillo.webp\" alt=\"Mar\u00eda Carolina Castillo\" class=\"wp-image-2713\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-carolina-castillo.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-carolina-castillo-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Mar\u00eda Carolina Castillo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Executive President &#8211; ProBogot\u00e1 Regi\u00f3n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lorena-garnica.webp\" alt=\"Lorena Garnica\" class=\"wp-image-2712\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lorena-garnica.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lorena-garnica-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Lorena Garnica<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer and professor, expert in agrarian law &#8211; Universidad Externado<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dcec3d40 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"border-bottom-color:#e7e7e7;border-bottom-width:1px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized foto-experto-cuentas-petro wp-container-content-82ea18c2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-paula-clavijo.webp\" alt=\"Mar\u00eda Paula Clavijo\" class=\"wp-image-2711\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:67px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-paula-clavijo.webp 252w, https:\/\/fedecolombia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/maria-paula-clavijo-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e60ce520 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><strong>Mar\u00eda Paula Clavijo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\">Lawyer &#8211; Foundation for the Rule of Law<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-small-font-size\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The government promised an ambitious territorial transformation that included advancing rural reform, formalizing land tenure and protecting food production. It designed a regulatory apparatus that led to legal uncertainty and half-finished implementation. The figures the government presented as land titling mixed provisional handovers and land restitution, making them unreliable.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The multipurpose cadastre, which was meant above all to regularize land tenure on a large scale, was reduced to its economic component: IGAC set massive increases in cadastral valuations in rural areas of 527 municipalities, driving up the property tax base for rural landowners. The Food Production Protection Areas (APPA) transferred the definition of land use \u2014 a competence of local authorities \u2014 to the national Government.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">FEDe. Colombia challenged before the Council of State the resolutions that created the APPA and ZPPA, and challenged IGAC&#8217;s resolution over its valuation methodology. 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