The possibility that Gustavo Bolívar, director of the Department of Social Prosperity (DPS), is presidential candidate for the 2026 elections has generated tension in the Nariño House.
Sources consulted by WEEK They marked that President Gustavo Petro would not be comfortable with which Bolivar aspire to the presidency next year, although he is the person who has the most intention to vote among the candidates of Petrism that want to happen in power to the current president.
The thesis that a sector of Petrismo sustains is that Bolívar could be easily defeated at the polls by the other candidates who will fly the antipertism flags, taking into account that in its most recent appearance in elections, when I aspire to the mayor of Bogotá, he obtained a low vote close to the 300,000 votes.
On the night of Wednesday, according to sources from the Casa de Nariño, Bolívar told Petro his interest in renouncing DPS not to be disabled and being a presidential candidate. The sources consulted by WEEK They pointed out that Petro let Bolivar know his repairs to the possibility of his candidacy; However, it is a fact that Bolívar will leave the DPS and compete for the Nariño House.
