00:00Welcome back. On Friday, Colombian President Gustavo Petro proposed a national vice senator drive, a meta convening at Constituent Assembly
00:08to reform the Constitution, seeking to address social issues and fight against corruption.
00:13Speaking to supporters in Medellín during Workers' Day, Petro explained that he wants to add two chapters to the charter
00:20before his term expires on August 7.
00:23According to the head of state, the first would make legislated reality of the fundamental rights to health, pensions and
00:31land and mining that Congress refused to approve, while the second would redesign the political system to tackle corruption.
00:39Flanked by union and grassroots leaders, the President announced that citizens' committees would begin collecting signatures, aiming to gather 2
00:48.5 million endorsements.
00:49Once delivered, the signatures would pressure the next Congress to call a referendum on convening the Assembly.
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