Cali Councilman denounced that he was prevented from renting an apartment because he had a photo with Francia Márquez

Ana Erazo, lobbyist from the capital of Valle del Cauca, told how the owner of the property denied her the lease because of the image she has on her WhatsApp profile

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Colombian vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez attends the registration of her candidacy at the National Registry of Civil Status in Bogota, Colombia, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Mariano Vimos NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
Colombian vice-presidential candidate Francia Marquez attends the registration of her candidacy at the National Registry of Civil Status in Bogota, Colombia, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Mariano Vimos NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Erazo, who has been very active on her social networks, posting content and images alluding to the Historical Pact campaign and Gustavo Petro's presidential candidacy, has led the lobbyist to participate in the rallies and events that have taken place in that coalition.

But, this activism has put him through this event. After several days of searching for a place to live, Ana Erazo had said a few days ago, on her Twitter account, that this year she planned to buy a new house. But, the “illusion” went away, after the owner of the apartment refused him to live there because of his profile picture on WhatsApp, he assured on his social network.

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“The owner tells me: 'Excuse me queen, but I am Uribista, I think Uribe saved the country and you have a photo with an M-19 guerrilla and I don't want her to live in my house. ' I'm still looking for a fit and for France to live,” said the official who showed “the image of discord” on Twitter.

The publication has more than 12,000 likes, almost 2200 retweets and has generated a small debate where they support and attack the official, within almost 1600 comments, they have even offered her new options to rent.

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These “vetoes” have been populous in recent days, as they are argued that they are carried out by political thought. For example, a week ago, the heads of candidate Gustavo Petro's campaign reported that the owners refused him to stay at the Hotel El Cielo, in the city of Medellín.

The Michelin star hotel and restaurant chain, in addition to having offices in Bogotá, Miami and Washington, did not comment on this complaint, which assures that neither the candidate nor his team allowed entry. The response they received from the establishment was that they reserved the right of admission.

The reservation for candidate Petro and his entourage was made in advance by Laura Sarabia, one of his advisors, through digital platforms. On the day when Gustavo Petro and his companions were scheduled to visit, an operation was carried out at the hotel by his staff hours before arrival, which was carried out by his security team to verify in advance the candidate's conditions of protection.

However, at the time of checking in following the arrival of Petro together with his head of debate, Armando Benedetti and Sarabia, his advisor, the hotel announced that it would not allow the candidate and his companions to stay in its premises.

Although both events have been biased by political affinity, in none of the cases has it been announced that legal action will be taken. In fact, the point made by the tenant of the apartment that Councilwoman Erazo intended to rent, about Francia Márquez, indicating that she belonged to the M-19 is false.

There is no known indication that the candidate for vice president was part of the ranks of the extinct guerrilla group, which was demobilized by a peace agreement signed in 1990 with the government of Virgilio Barco.

The lawyer from Antioquia has worked in social activism, agricultural technology and environmental leadership.

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