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May 9, 2021
Facing anti-government protests that have spiraled into deadly violence, Colombian President Ivan Duque is holding a series of talks with his political foes in search of a way out of the crisis.
The right-wing leader whose approval rating is just 33 percent has faced occasional mass protests since taking office in August 2018. But the current unrest has quickly bubbled into an open challenge to his administration just over a year before his term ends.
After meeting on Friday with members of the opposition, Duque tweeted that it was “a great opportunity for dialogue, overcoming differences and without political point-scoring.” On Saturday, the president plans to meet with young people, followed on Monday by talks with protest leaders, including the National Strike Committee.
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BOGOTA (Reuters) -Colombian President Ivan Duque met with political opponents on Friday and afterward he expressed more optimism than they did about progress made toward calming more than a week of widespread and sometimes deadly street protests.
Demonstrators take part in a protest demanding government action to tackle poverty, police violence and inequalities in healthcare and education systems, in Bogota, Colombia, May 7, 2021. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
“We had a productive meeting with the coalition of hope, a great opportunity for dialogue, overcoming differences and without political point-scoring,” Duque said on Twitter, referring to the group of politicians.
But opposition attendees said Duque needed to do a lot of work to address demands for action on poverty, unemployment and ending police violence.
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Facing anti-government protests that have spiraled into deadly violence, Colombian President Ivan Duque is holding a series of talks with his political foes in search of a way out of the crisis.
The right-wing leader whose approval rating is just 33 percent has faced occasional mass protests since taking office in August 2018. But the current unrest has quickly bubbled into an open challenge to his administration just over a year before his term ends.
After meeting on Friday with members of the opposition, Duque tweeted that it was a great opportunity for dialogue, overcoming differences and without political point-scoring.