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Petro calls for strikes in address before power handover

Published 21 July 2026

Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro used his final public address on Monday, July 20, to call for mass mobilization against his successor's agenda, escalating political tensions ahead of the August 7 transfer of power.

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