Bogota's ousted mayor Gustavo Petro gestures during a speech to supporters at the mayor building in Bogota March 19, 2014. REUTERS/ John Vizcaino
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday signed a decree to restore Gustavo Petro as mayor of Bogota, just weeks after a judicial authority dismissed him for mismanagement of waste collection.
The president's ruling could be overruled by a higher judiciary body, and some are concerned that this could leave the capital city without steady leadership until elections in two years.
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