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peppertree

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2. I'm happy for them - though he'll need to build consensus (and he seems like someone who can)

Reply to Judi Lynn (Reply #1)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 06:45 AM

Jun 2022

With just 16 senators (out of 108) and 25 representatives (out of 172), Petro's Historic Pact will need a good working relationship with the Liberal Party, Greens and other moderate/progressive parties.

So like Argentina's Fernández, Chile's Boric, Peru's Castillo and Mexico's López Obrador, he'll no doubt have his share of congressional headaches (though with some notable successes).

And like the others, he'll almost certainly deliver a lot less change than what many of his supporters are expecting.

Politics. The art of the possible.

All the Best to him.

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Such great news. He will need ultimate protection. The right wing & Washington don't want this. Judi Lynn Jun 2022 #1

I'm happy for them - though he'll need to build consensus (and he seems like someone who can) peppertree Jun 2022 #2