Petro, Colombia and president
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The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations has demanded Petro apologize before he chairs the organization’s Security Council meeting on Wednesday, marking the latest international scandal caused by
Colombia's outgoing president, Gustavo Petro, reiterated on Sunday that he does not recognize the legitimacy of the incoming government of Abelardo de la Espriella, insisting that the June 21 presidential runoff was marked by fraud — an accusation he has not backed with public evidence and which is contradicted by international observers and the official vote count itself.
BOGOTA, July 3 (Reuters) - Outgoing Colombian President Gustavo Petro and U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call on Friday focused on Colombia's efforts to reduce coca cultivation, the Colombian government said in a statement.
