Colombian President Petro asks cabinet members to resign


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  • Monday, 10 Feb 2025

FILE PHOTO: Colombian President Gustavo Petro speaks during his visit and after a binational council of ministers, in Jacmel, Haiti January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Marckinson Pierre/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Gustavo Petro has requested the resignation of his government's cabinet members, he said in a post on social media on Sunday.

"There will be some changes in the cabinet to achieve a greater compliance with the program mandated by the people," he said.

(Reporting by Oliver Griffin, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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