![President Gustavo Petro receives the presidential sash from Senator María José Pizarro and from President of the Senate Roy Barreras, during his inauguration in the Plaza Bolívar, in Bogotá, on August 7, 2022.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/EIQKJ4NM6NPFZIZSH7CVSM27LE.jpg?auth=750fa6585782b135a25234f4a59962d225613b92d4c259fe2088a14b04dfc1f6&width=414&height=233&focal=1750%2C770)
Gustavo Petro, a president in search of a party
The Historic Pact for Colombia — the diverse left-wing coalition that brought Petro to power — faces the choice of either merging into a single party, or risk disappearing
The Historic Pact for Colombia — the diverse left-wing coalition that brought Petro to power — faces the choice of either merging into a single party, or risk disappearing
EL PAÍS spent a day following the campaign of the author and senator, who is seeking to become the next mayor of Bogotá. Famous for his narco novels and scripts, one of his best-known works is ‘Without Breasts There Is No Paradise’