ColombiaGustavo Petro is a Colombian economist, former M-19 guerrilla and former mayor of Bogotá who became the country's first leftist president in 2022. His term ended in August 2026, and he was succeeded by Abelardo de la Espriella.
In the 12 Axes register, Gustavo Petro leans hardest on Militarist – Pacifist: Pacifist 83%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Gustavo Petro sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Governed Colombia's unitary republic
Centrist
Decreed a 2025 popular consultation over Congress's objection
Liberal
Governed under a constitutional court and free press
Cooperation
Restored diplomatic relations with Venezuela
Pacifist
Launched 'total peace' talks with armed groups
Multiculturalist
Promised a Ministry of Equality for marginalized groups
Social Democratic
Raised minimum wage; pushed health and labor reforms
Regulationism
Redistributed land to peasants; state-led energy transition
Moderate
Pledged to renegotiate Colombia's free trade agreements
Moderate
Raised Catholic; cites liberation theology but questions God
Progressive
Supports the feminist movement and climate policy
Neutral
Pledged to halt all new oil exploration
Set against the median of all 124 figures in the register.
Militarist – Pacifist
On Militarist – Pacifist, Gustavo Petro is at Pacifist 83%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Gustavo Petro is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.cidob.org
Portrait: Departamento Nacional de Planeación, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
