Colombia's president continues push for constituent assembly

Colombian President Gustavo Petro signed a formal request to begin convening a National Constituent Assembly, joined by members of his Cabinet at a ceremony in Cartagena. [ . . . ] The call for a constituent assembly, already authorized by the relevant electoral authority, requires support from more than 2 million citizens, equivalent to 5% of the national voter registry. A citizen-led committee has been formed to gather the required signatures within six months. The committee aims to collect 3 million signatures, although Petro had previously suggested a goal of 10 million, local newspaper El Espectador reported. Petro has been the main advocate of the initiative to reform Colombia's Constitution. He first raised the possibility of a constituent assembly nearly two years ago and revived the proposal in recent months.
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