He has twice been elected, and last year he won a recall referendum.
"As soon as January comes, it's amnesty for political prisoners, constitutional reform, a recall referendum.
Now the Ohio recall referendum has given him some fresh ammunition.
The government has instead proposed a recall referendum for later this year.
Many of the complaints stem from crackdowns against attempts to hold a recall referendum.
IT IS official: Venezuela's combative populist president, Hugo Chávez, is to face a mid-term recall referendum on August 15th.
In addition, Mr Petro's reinstatement reactivated the process for a recall referendum that had been called against him.
It notes that in some peasant communities Mr Morales won almost 100% of the votes in the recall referendum.
His approval rating rebounded and, despite allegations of fraud, Chávez defeated the recall referendum in August 2004.
The opposition's attempt to invoke the constitution and subject the president to a recall referendum looks doomed.
The next election (for the legislature) is not due until 2015 and a recall referendum cannot be held before 2016.
