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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Luis Jaime Acosta

Colombia's gov't coalition solid but laws will be made by consensus - minister

Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, accompanied by his wife Veronica Alcocer Garcia and daughter Antonella, delivers a statement about the health system reform that his government wants to carry out, in Bogota, Colombia February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Colombian President Gustavo Petro's administration expects to win congressional approval of his proposed reforms to fight poverty, exclusion and inequality, but may need to compromise on a controversial health bill and other laws, said Interior Minister Alfonso Prada.

Petro, Colombia's first leftist president, took office just over six months ago. After successfully pushing a tax reform through Congress late last year, more controversial bills slated for this year - including a health reform presented on Monday - have caused tensions among the government's broad coalition and even within Petro's cabinet.

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