Colombia lower house approves pension reform, again


FILE PHOTO: Colombia's President Gustavo Petro attends the signing of the labor reform made by his government, in Bogota, Colombia June 25, 2025. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez/File Photo

BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombia's lower house approved on Saturday, for the second time, a pension reform supported by leftist President Gustavo Petro, after the constitutional court ordered a repetition of the ballot because of procedural irregularities.

The court's June decision did not rule on the bill's constitutionality but required the lower house to vote again on the version approved by the Senate, saying there was not enough debate held ahead of the first vote in June 2024.

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