Colombian President Gustavo Petro called on members of his front bench to quit on Sunday following a stream of resignations triggered by a chaotic televised cabinet meeting earlier in the week.
“There will be some changes in the cabinet to achieve a greater compliance with the programme mandated by the people,” Petro, a leftist former rebel group member, said in a post on X on Sunday evening. He did not provide details of which or how many ministers would be ousted.
Hours earlier, his environment minister and longtime ally Susana Muhamad tendered her resignation, joining two other cabinet-level officials who left their posts in the wake of a rancorous cabinet meeting held on Tuesday.