David Luna registers as Liberal Party candidate for Bogota mayoral race

David Luna, the Liberal Party’s choice for Bogota mayor, formally registered his candidacy Thursday.

A former member of Colombia’s House of Representatives, Luna said he was eager to enter the race and “welcomed” a fight against candidates such as Antanas Mockus and Enrique Pealosa. Luna said he was that he was “ready to debate ideas and not insults.”

In a jab at Mockus and , who are both former mayors of Bogota, Luna said that “there are many candidates who represent the past, there are others who represent the future.”

Luna served for many years on Bogota’s city council. For the past two months, Luna has lagged behind and Socialist candidate Gustavo Petro in opinion polls.

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