Colombian President Gustavo Petro says he will call for a special election in which voters will be able to approve or reject labor reform and health reform, which have been stalled for months in congr

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that he would call a national referendum so that voters can weigh in on his embattled health and labor reforms amid a lack of support for the proposals in the country's legislature.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday that voters would decide the future of his embattled health and labor reforms in a popular referendum amid a lack of support for the reforms in the country's legislature.