Gustavo Petro faces fierce opposition from what he views as Colombia's deeply conservative deep state.
People take part in a rally in support of Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Medellín, Colombia, on Feb. 8.building last month. They were angry because the judges inside were stonewalling Petro's push to appoint Colombia's next female attorney general.
Bogotá legal scholar Rodrigo Uprimny says Petro has some legitimate complaints. For example, Colombia's former attorney general, Francisco Barbosa, whose term ended this month, was a fierce and frequent critic of the president. After months of dithering, the Supreme Court has yet to approve Petro's choice to replace Barbosa as attorney general even though that process usually takes just a few weeks.
"He doesn't know how to lead a government," Gaviria told NPR."Cabinet meetings were so messy that I could hardly believe it."
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