Barely five months following taking office as senator, this weekend Gustavo Bolívar resigned from his seat. Although the now ex-congressman said that his resignation did not originate from a electoral claim, yeah left the door open to be candidate for mayor of Bogota in 2023. However, there is a debate between Petrism and the opposition regarding a alleged disability.
The one who drew attention to this fact was the Senator Miguel Uribe, of the Democratic Center, who assured that, “fortunately”, Bolívar cannot launch himself in search of the Liévano Palace, since I should have quit a year earlier of the election, that is, last October.
“Bogota must once once more have a mayor who knows and loves her and not that he uses it to satisfy his personal vanity.” Uribe stated that, championing the initiatives of former mayor Enrique Peñalosa –whose he was Secretary of Government–, tried to run for mayor of Bogotá in 2019. However, at that time came last in the competition that led Claudia López to victory.
Another was the position expressed by the President of the Senate, Roy Barreras, of the Historical Pact, who stated that following Bolívar’s resignation – accepted this same Saturday, December 31 – “incompatibility disappears by crossing periods”. That is, he is qualified to be a candidate.
Bolívar, who was head of the Senate list of the Historical Pact, formalized his resignation from Congress on Saturday and left the door open to be a candidate with a view to the 2023 elections. Although he had announced his intention to resign months ago, Only yesterday did he announce his formal resignation.
“I leave open a chance to participate in the 2023 Election, which is not yet defined,” he said through his Twitter account. This same Saturday, December 31, the board of directors of the Senate accepted his resignation through a resolution.
The congressman reported that start writing a novel for the RCN Channel and argued that the disability regime prevented him from continuing with his legislative work. Previously, Bolívar had explained that his resignation was due to a “pressing” financial situation that forced him to return to his previous occupation, “That is, write my scripts, my movies, my series.”
