Gustavo Petro Chooses Mexico for His First Trip Abroad as Ex-President
COLOMBIA · POLITICS Key Facts —The trip: Former Colombian president Gustavo Petro is in Mexico City, his first journey abroad since leaving office on 7 August. He returns to Colombia on Wednesday, 2 September. —The finale: A public lecture at Mexico’s National University (UNAM) on the political economy of the climate crisis. Free tickets were […] The post Gustavo Petro Chooses Mexico for His…
Former Colombian President Gustavo Petro arrived in Mexico City on a recent weekend, marking his first trip abroad since stepping down on August 7th. He is set to return to Colombia on September 2nd. During his visit, Petro will give a public lecture at Mexico's National University (UNAM), focusing on the political economy of the climate crisis.
This subject is also the theme of a book he has authored, which will be published in Spanish by Mexico's Fondo de Cultura Económica. The lecture was so well-attended that tickets sold out within just two hours. Petro's visit to Mexico required Senate approval, as Colombian law stipulates that former presidents can only leave the country during the year following their term with prior Senate consent.
The Senate voted 73 to 11 in favor of Petro's request, with conditions that he report the exact dates and destinations of any future foreign trips to the Senate's steering board.
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