Colombia’s interior minister resigns as cracks deepen in President Petro’s coalition

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Colombia's interior minister resigns as cracks deepen in President Petro's coalition

Colombia's interior minister has resigned as a political crisis shakes the government of President Gustavo Petro, following his decision to appoint a controversial politician as chief of staff.

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Juan Fernando Cristo presented his letter of resignation to President Gustavo Petro, after the president requested the resignation of his entire cabinet

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The outgoing Minister of the Interior, Juan Fernando Cristo, announced on the night of this February 10 that his resignation was accepted and that Deputy Minister Gustavo García Figueroa will assume the position in charge. Through his X account, Cristo confirmed that this Tuesday will take place the process of splicing. “Today the Minister Delegate has accepted my resignation as Minister of the Interior and took care of that portfolio to the cur…

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Juan Fernando Cristo, Minister of the Interior of Colombia, presented his resignation to President Gustavo Petro after the ministerial crisis unleashed by the Council of Ministers on February 4. In his letter of resignation, Christ thanked President Petro for the opportunity to work in the government with a "liberal and reformist spirit." Christ's resignation is irrevocable and seeks to participate without limitations in the political debate. Ch…

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From the Ministry of the Interior they also presented the resignation to the presidential cabinet. Juan Fernando Cristo, through an extensive letter, told President Gustavo Petro that he will not continue to hold office. In addition, Christ explained different reasons why he made the decision to step aside in the Ministry, detailing that there were tensions in the government team that made it difficult to carry out the projects quickly.

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President Gustavo Petro, asked for the protocolary resignation of all his ministers and other senior government officials, in the midst of the crisis that his cabinet is experiencing. Interior Minister Juan Fernando Cristo, resigned from office to return to political activity in view of the elections of 2026, a day after President Gustavo Petro asked for the protocolary resignation of his entire cabinet. Christ, who was in office since July, sen…